A komLang syllable is always made of 4 (or 5) letters. A beginning consonant (c1), a vowel (v2v3), and an end consonant (c4) The only way for a syllable to have 5 letters if there is an s on the end, indicating pluralization The following are good syllables:
bahb dewt pahn miyn lohd pehns - 5 letters, but the last letter is s, so you know you have more than one pen (pehn).
The following are bad syllables:
ahb - no c1 dwt - no v2 pan - no v3 miy - no c4 slahb - more than one beginning consonant poahd - more than one main vowel (v2) cayht - more than one indicator (v3) Tohawt = more than one vowel (v2/v3) mihlk - more than one end consonant
When transliterating from English, it is better if you follow the rules above as much as you can without losing the word. For example "baby" is "bayb-bey" and "tomato" is "tohm-mayt-toh."
Having a constant 4 letter syllable system simplifies computer error checking. It results in more "hard for non Westerners" blends, but they can dialect (interjecting a "u" perhaps?" c1, v, c4 results in vastly more sullables than just a consonant and vowel, and "c1, v1, c4, v2" results in "too many" syllables.