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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
Nouns in Verapamil come in three numbers: singular, dual and plural, and three states: indefinite, definite and construct (marked with suffixes and/or sometimes with vowel changes). | Nouns in Verapamil come in three numbers: singular, dual and plural, and three states: indefinite, definite and construct (marked with suffixes and/or sometimes with vowel changes). Furthermore there are six cases marked with prepositions: | ||
*nominative | |||
*accusative | |||
*lative | |||
*ablative | |||
*locative | |||
*instrumental/comitative | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Verapamil syntax is SVO and head-final like Mandarin. | Verapamil syntax is SVO and head-final like Mandarin. | ||
Revision as of 06:51, 31 August 2018
Verapamil is a language of Southern Dodellia. It's the most commonly spoken Southern Veraic language and is believed to be distantly related to the Lakovic languages.
Inspirations: Mandarin, Semitic languages
Phonology
Verapamil, like Irish and Russian, uses broad/slender alternations in consonants.
Morphology
Nouns in Verapamil come in three numbers: singular, dual and plural, and three states: indefinite, definite and construct (marked with suffixes and/or sometimes with vowel changes). Furthermore there are six cases marked with prepositions:
- nominative
- accusative
- lative
- ablative
- locative
- instrumental/comitative
Syntax
Verapamil syntax is SVO and head-final like Mandarin.