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Tone changes were part of the morphology of Proto-Shalaian, as in Modern Shalaian. | Tone changes were part of the morphology of Proto-Shalaian, as in Modern Shalaian. | ||
The three genders, the strong and weak declensions and the two sets of possessive markers are all Proto-Shalaian features. Verbs were not inflected for tense or person, and were syntactically verbal nouns; it is thought that verbs developed personal marking later from possessed ( | The three genders, the strong and weak declensions and the two sets of possessive markers are all Proto-Shalaian features. Verbs were not inflected for tense or person, and were syntactically verbal nouns; it is thought that verbs developed personal marking later from possessed (even doubly-possessed) verbal noun forms. | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Proto-Shalaian syntax was AuxVOS, which hints at an older SAuxVO stage. | Proto-Shalaian syntax was AuxVOS, which hints at an older SAuxVO stage. | ||