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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Identical to Modern Sjowaázh | Identical to Modern Sjowaázh except it had syllabic resonants: '''m mm n nn nr nnr l ll r rr''' (ḿ ń ĺ ŕ m̀ ǹ l̀ r̀) | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
Classical Sowaár was optimized for poetic meters (like Marathi) – word order was relatively free and affixes used both long and short syllables. Vowel length was relatively free in affixes (obeying some constraints) and fixed in roots. As a corollary tones were also flexible and there were also fewer (phonemic) tonal distinctions in affixes than in roots. [TODO: rules] | Classical Sowaár was optimized for poetic meters (like Marathi) – word order was relatively free and affixes used both long and short syllables. Vowel length was relatively free in affixes (obeying some constraints) and fixed in roots. As a corollary tones were also flexible and there were also fewer (phonemic) tonal distinctions in affixes than in roots. [TODO: rules] | ||
===Nouns=== | |||
Like Modern Sowaár, Classical Sowaár had singular, dual and plural numbers. | |||
Number prefixes for nouns existed but were optional. | Number prefixes for nouns existed but were optional. | ||
===Verbs=== | |||
Verbs had more complex ablaut patterns than in modern Sowaár varieties. Affixes, on the other hand, were less fused with each other than in Modern High Sowaár. | |||