These two languages were chosen because they are spoken on opposite sides of the world, and also because they are commonly neglected in conlangs. Other alphabets may also be used, as illustrated here by the Ljoerr and Shaw alphabets. The basic syntax was originally patterned after Mandarin Chinese, although constructions from other languages are also used as appropriate. Intransitive verbs double as adjectives, and transitive verbs double as prepositions. The basic word order in a transitive sentence is SVO, even in questions, although other word orders are possible with the use of conjunctions.
Verbs can modify nouns or other verbs, but nouns can only modify nouns directly.
The overall structure of a phrase is built by using articles and conjunctions in different combinations. Many new words from various languages have been added in the last few years. Also, from time to time a word from a different language may be substituted to avoid conflicts with other words, or for reasons that are essentially arbitrary. Changes in spelling. Ludireo is more systematic in representing the spelling of borrowed words, and includes sounds that didn't exist in Eklektu 96.