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Proto-Mittaali had three vowel system: *a *i *u with no length distinction. Syllable structure was (C)V(C) with stress was falling on the first syllable

==Morphology==

Proto Mittaali is reconstructed as SVO, head initial agglutinative language with nominative-accusative alignment(like most of its descendants).

Proto Mittaali is reconstructed as SVO, head initial, agglutinative language with nominative-accusative alignment(like most of its descendants).

===Nouns===

Following noun cases are reconstructed:

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Comitative: *-sfi

Genetive: *-tja

Plural is formed by adding -kus after case suffix

Plural is formed by adding -kus after case suffix, nominalisatoon was done by *-xli, which is probably derived from *saxli "thing"

===Adjectives===

Adjectives behaved same as the noun, adjectives could be formed by *-lma~rma (first in Ynju-Wenth, second in Juandu-Vyns) which was probably derived from the word *ralma "like, similiar" which explains alternation

===Verbs===

Verbs are conjugated for mood, voice, tense and aspect (in this order). Like any modern languages, Proto-Mittaali lacks infinitive. Imperative formed by reduplicating the verb. Conditional by adding -qu. Passive voice is formed by adding -mri, Middle voice by adding -kut. Following tense suffixes are reconstructed: Present tense is unmarked Past: -lka Future: -kju Perfective aspect is unmarked, while Imperfective is marked with -fsa. Habitual is formed by suffix -xmu.

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 Proto-Mittaali had three vowel system: *a *i *u with no length distinction. Syllable structure was (C)V(C) with stress was falling on the first syllable
 ==Morphology==
-Proto Mittaali is reconstructed as SVO, head initial agglutinative language with nominative-accusative alignment(like most of its descendants).
+Proto Mittaali is reconstructed as SVO, head initial, agglutinative language with nominative-accusative alignment(like most of its descendants).
 ===Nouns===
 Following noun cases are reconstructed:<br>
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 Comitative: *-sfi<br>
 Genetive: *-tja<br>
-Plural is formed by adding -kus after case suffix
+Plural is formed by adding -kus after case suffix, nominalisatoon was done by *-xli, which is probably derived from *saxli "thing"
+===Adjectives===
+Adjectives behaved same as the noun, adjectives could be formed by *-lma~rma (first in Ynju-Wenth, second in Juandu-Vyns) which was probably derived from the word *ralma "like, similiar" which explains alternation
 ===Verbs===
 Verbs are conjugated for mood, voice, tense and aspect (in this order). Like any modern languages, Proto-Mittaali lacks infinitive. Imperative formed by reduplicating the verb. Conditional by adding -qu. Passive voice is formed by adding -mri, Middle voice by adding -kut. Following tense suffixes are reconstructed:<br>Present tense is unmarked<br>Past: -lka<br>Future: -kju<br>Perfective aspect is unmarked, while Imperfective is marked with -fsa. Habitual is formed by suffix -xmu.
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