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==Grammar==
==Grammar==
Ko is SVO and head-initial. Many function words in Ku trigger mutations.
Ko is SVO and head-initial. Many function words in Ko trigger mutations.
===Nouns===
===Nouns===
plural word: ''yoo-N'' (placed after classifier but before noun)
plural word: ''yoo-N'' (placed after classifier but before noun)
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*lees-N = nominalization, way of X-ing
*lees-N = nominalization, way of X-ing
**''doigh'' = 'to speak'; ''lees ndoigh'' 'language'
**''doigh'' = 'to speak'; ''lees ndoigh'' 'language'
*In archaic language: fancy apparently ad-hoc classifiers (cf. English ''murder of crows'' except they said things like 'N murder crow' instead)
*In archaic language: fancy apparently ad-hoc classifiers (cf. English ''murder of crows'' except "murder" is a classifier)


===Verbs===
===Verbs===