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Case

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	If a noun ends in a ~~vowel~~, the ~~final~~ vowel is ~~deleted before~~ the ~~accusative~~, ~~genitive, and~~ locative ~~suffixes~~. ~~This does not apply~~ to ~~the allative~~.		If a noun ends in a consonant, the parenthesized vowel listed is added along with the ending. If the noun ends in a vowel that vowel remains unchanged, except in the locative case. The locative case ending will change the final vowel to -i-.

	For example:		For example:

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Animate nouns

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	* vinda, person → vindar, people		* vinda, person → vindar, people
	* hali, stranger → halir, strangers		* hali, stranger → halir, strangers
	* ~~man~~, river → manar, rivers		* mana, river → manar, rivers

	=====Inanimate nouns=====		=====Inanimate nouns=====

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Animacy

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Stacking Behavior

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	* ''malavig'' → to speak to oneself		* ''malavig'' → to speak to oneself
	* ''malana'' → to speak to each other		* ''malana'' → to speak to each other
			* ''malama'' → to make (someone) speak
			* ''malavigma'' → to make (someone) speak to themself
			* ''malanama'' → to make (someone) speak to each other

	==== Epenthesis ====		==== Epenthesis ====

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Derivational Order

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	When multiple suffixes are present, they generally follow this order:		When multiple suffixes are present, they generally follow this order:

	'''Root + (it/gar/aren) + (lik/sa) + (lika/ja) + (vig/na) + (þar)'''		'''Root + (it/gar/aren) + (lik/sa) + (lika/ja) + (vig/na) + (ma) + (þar)'''

	* Inner suffixes modify the lexical meaning of the root (size, collectivity).		* Inner suffixes modify the lexical meaning of the root (size, collectivity).

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Derivational Suffixes

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	\| -na \|\| reciprocal (“to do X to each other”) \|\| verb \|\| verb		\| -na \|\| reciprocal (“to do X to each other”) \|\| verb \|\| verb
			\|-
			\| -ma \|\| causative (“to make X happen”) \|\| verb \|\| verb
	\|-		\|-
	\| -þar \|\| locative (“place of X”) \|\| noun, descriptive \|\| noun		\| -þar \|\| locative (“place of X”) \|\| noun, descriptive \|\| noun

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Prefix List

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	\| pom- \|\| new, recently		\| pom- \|\| new, recently
	\|-		\|-
	\| se- \|\| distributive (“everywhere, all over”)		\| se(C)- \|\| distributive (“everywhere, all over”)
	\|}		\|}

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Consonants

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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! !! Bilabial !! Labiodental !! Dental !! Alveolar ~~!! Postalveolar~~ !! Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal		! !! Bilabial !! Labiodental !! Dental !! Alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal
	\|-		\|-
	! Plosive		! Plosive
	\| p, b \|\| \|\| \|\| t, d \|\| \|\| \|\| k, g \|\|		\| p, b \|\| \|\| \|\| t, d \|\| \|\| k, g \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! Fricative		! Fricative
	\| \|\| f, v \|\| θ \|\| s ~~\|\| š~~ \|\| \|\| \|\| h		\| \|\| f, v \|\| θ \|\| s \|\| \|\| \|\| h
	\|-		\|-
	! Nasal		! Nasal
	\| m \|\| \|\| \|\| n \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|		\| m \|\| \|\| \|\| n \|\| \|\| \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! Rhotic		! Rhotic
	\| \|\| \|\| \|\| r \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|		\| \|\| \|\| \|\| r \|\| \|\| \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! Lateral		! Lateral
	\| \|\| \|\| \|\| l \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|		\| \|\| \|\| \|\| l \|\| \|\| \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! Approximant		! Approximant
	~~\| \|~~\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| j \|\| \|\|		\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| j \|\| \|\|
	\|}		\|}
	The consonant system is largely symmetrical and avoids complex contrasts, with no distinction between aspirated, ejective, or palatalized consonants.		The consonant system is largely symmetrical and avoids complex contrasts, with no distinction between aspirated, ejective, or palatalized consonants.

	===Vowels===		===Vowels===

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Orthography

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	\|+ Vindamal Alphabet		\|+ Vindamal Alphabet
	\|-		\|-
	\| Aa \|\| Bb \|\| Dd \|\| Ee \|\| Ff \|\| Gg \|\| Hh \|\| Ii \|\| Jj \|\| Kk \|\| Ll \|\| Mm \|\| Nn \|\| Oo \|\| Pp \|\| Rr \|\| Ss ~~\|\| Šš~~ \|\| Tt \|\| Þþ \|\| Uu \|\| Vv \|\| Yy		\| Aa \|\| Bb \|\| Dd \|\| Ee \|\| Ff \|\| Gg \|\| Hh \|\| Ii \|\| Jj \|\| Kk \|\| Ll \|\| Mm \|\| Nn \|\| Oo \|\| Pp \|\| Rr \|\| Ss \|\| Tt \|\| Þþ \|\| Uu \|\| Vv \|\| Yy
	\|}		\|}

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	In contexts where special characters are unavailable, a simplified ASCII-based system may be used:		In contexts where special characters are unavailable, a simplified ASCII-based system may be used:
	* þ → th		* þ → th
	* š → sh

	These substitutions are purely orthographic and do not reflect differences in pronunciation.		These substitutions are purely orthographic and do not reflect differences in pronunciation.

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Interrogative

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	Examples:		Examples:
	* ''hva ja ~~mal~~?'' — Do I speak?		* ''hva mol ja?'' — Do I speak?
	* ''hva ~~mana malasta~~ ja?'' — Do I drink water?		* ''hva bul ja manan?'' — Do I drink water?

	==== Coordination ====		==== Coordination ====