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Note to self: Adopt words from The Dictionary Of Obscure Sorrows

==Phonology==



*'''Stem:''' (C)(C)V... | ''Merdo; Numa''
*'''Noun:''' -V, -VF; -Vr, -VFr | ''Merdos, Merdosr; Numa, Numar''
*'''Verb:''' -n | ''Merdon; Numan''
*'''Adj, Adv:''' -S; -Sr | ''Merdot, Merdotr; Numap, Numapr''

==Morphology==
*Play around with causatives for verbs
*Try to work out an interesting TAM system
*Allow word derivation in a similar fashion to english, smashing words together.
==Alphabet==
Numa uses some sort of script evolved from a runic alphabet.

=Main=

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==Phonology==
===Consonants===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
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! style="width: 70px; " |Labial
! style="width: 70px; " |Coronal
! style="width: 70px; " |Dorsal
! style="width: 70px; " |Glottal
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! style="" |Nasal
| m
| n
| ŋ
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! style="" |Plosive
| p
| t
| k
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! style="" |Fricative
| f
| s
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| h
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! style="" |Approximant
| β
| ð
| ɰ
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! style="" |Flap or tap
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| ɾ
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! style="" |Lateral app.
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| l
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===Vowels===
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! style="width: 70px; " |Central
! style="width: 70px; " |Back
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! style="" |Close
| i
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! style="" |Mid
| e
| ə̆
| o
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! style="" |Open
| a
| 
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===Phonotactics===
====Syllabic structure====
*'''Initial'''
**(C)(C)V
*'''Medial'''
**(C)CV
*'''Final'''
**(C)CV(C)
====Consonant clusters====
Allowed consonant clusters are:

*'''Initial clusters'''
**/s/ + Plosive
**Fricative + /r/
**Approximant + /r, l/

*'''Medial clusters'''
**/r, l, s/ + Nasal, Plosive, Approximant
**/r, l/ + Fricative
**Fricative, Plosive + /r/
**Approximant + /r, l/
**/mp, nt, ŋk/

*'''Final clusters'''
**???

====Diphthongs====
Allowed diphthongs are:

/ae, ai, ea, ei, ia, ie, eo, ao, io/
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===Orthography===
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| m
| m
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| n
| n
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| ŋ
| ng
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| p
| p
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| t
| t
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| k
| k
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| f
| f
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| s
| s
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| h
| h
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| β
| b
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| ð
| d
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| ɰ
| g
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| ɾ
| r
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| l
| l
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| colspan="2" | Vowels
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| a
| a
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| e
| e
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| i
| i
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| o
| o
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| ə̆
| ∅
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| colspan="2" | Special Clusters
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| ŋk
| nk
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==Grammar==
===Morphology===
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====Verbs====
*'''Tenses'''
**Past
**Present
**Future
*'''Aspects'''
**

===Syntax===

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