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==Morphology==

There are five main parts of speech in Qtolqjimctadû : nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and ~~adpositions~~.

There are five main parts of speech in Qtolqjimctadû : nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and particles.

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====Adjectives====

Possessive pronouns agree in gender and number with the nouns denoting what is "possessed".

===Adjectives===

Adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they qualify. It is marked with a prefix that changes depending on the beginning of the neuter singular form.

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| Feminine || atûova- /at̚ova/ || atûïva- /at̚ɨva/

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===Adverbs===

There is no information on adverbs but, based on other versions of Tolsian, we can assume they are invariable in form, qualify verbs and adjectives, and are usually placed before the verb or adjective they qualify.

===Particles===

Particles are function words that include prepositions, postpositions, conjunction words, etc.

*One notable particle is the so-called subject particle, which is used with stative verbs to introduce the subject's attribute. It can take two different forms, usually depending on whether the subject is animate (particle "tke?") or inanimate (particle "ke?"), but also potentially on whether the relationship between subject and attribute is perceived as "temporary" or "eternal".

*Another notable particle is the "possessive" particle, which is suffixed to the noun that represents a "possessor", akin to a genitive marking. It can be used instead of possessive pronouns, when suffixed to a personal subject pronoun : for instance, the personal pronoun "êü" + the possessive particle "-dô" becomes "êüdô", ''my''. On the other hand, when using one of the possessive pronouns, a so-called "possessed particle" is placed in front of the "possessed" noun.

*Some particles are more like traditional prepositions ; for instance, "nda" means ''in, from, of''.

==Syntax==

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-There are five main parts of speech in Qtolqjimctadû : nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and adpositions.
+There are five main parts of speech in Qtolqjimctadû : nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and particles.
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-====Adjectives====
+Possessive pronouns agree in gender and number with the nouns denoting what is "possessed".
+===Adjectives===
 Adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they qualify. It is marked with a prefix that changes depending on the beginning of the neuter singular form.
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 | Feminine || atûova- /at̚ova/ || atûïva- /at̚ɨva/
 |}
+===Adverbs===
+There is no information on adverbs but, based on other versions of Tolsian, we can assume they are invariable in form, qualify verbs and adjectives, and are usually placed before the verb or adjective they qualify.
+===Particles===
+Particles are function words that include prepositions, postpositions, conjunction words, etc.
+*One notable particle is the so-called subject particle, which is used with stative verbs to introduce the subject's attribute. It can take two different forms, usually depending on whether the subject is animate (particle "tke?") or inanimate (particle "ke?"), but also potentially on whether the relationship between subject and attribute is perceived as "temporary" or "eternal".
+*Another notable particle is the "possessive" particle, which is suffixed to the noun that represents a "possessor", akin to a genitive marking. It can be used instead of possessive pronouns, when suffixed to a personal subject pronoun : for instance, the personal pronoun "êü" + the possessive particle "-dô" becomes "êüdô", ''my''. On the other hand, when using one of the possessive pronouns, a so-called "possessed particle" is placed in front of the "possessed" noun.
+*Some particles are more like traditional prepositions ; for instance, "nda" means ''in, from, of''.
 ==Syntax==