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Idavic nouns could have plurals marked with case suffixes (''weak nouns'') and sometimes with ablaut and/or reduplication and then marked with singular suffixes (''strong nouns''). Broken plurals often developed into lexicalized singular nouns in Shalaian. | Idavic nouns could have plurals marked with case suffixes (''weak nouns'') and sometimes with ablaut and/or reduplication and then marked with singular suffixes (''strong nouns''). Broken plurals often developed into lexicalized singular nouns in Shalaian. | ||
====Animate==== | ====Animate==== | ||
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|+ ''rū̃sa'' 'dog' | |+ ''rū̃sa'' 'dog' | ||
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acc = nom for inanimates and abstracts | acc = nom for inanimates and abstracts | ||
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|+ ''šármi'' 'stone' | |+ ''šármi'' 'stone' | ||
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====Abstract==== | ====Abstract==== | ||
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|+ ''ʕídnasi'' 'radiance' | |+ ''ʕídnasi'' 'radiance' | ||
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Possessive suffixes were added directly to the case form of a noun. | Possessive suffixes were added directly to the case form of a noun. | ||
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! Possessor !! Suffix | ! Possessor !! Suffix | ||
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Adverbs were formed from adjectives by replacing the case suffix with ''-u''. | Adverbs were formed from adjectives by replacing the case suffix with ''-u''. | ||
====Class 1==== | ====Class 1==== | ||
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|+ ''ʕīd-'' 'bright' | |+ ''ʕīd-'' 'bright' | ||
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There were two regular classes of verbs, strong and weak verbs, much like strong and weak verbs in Germanic. Note: The infinitive was formed in a variety of ways. | There were two regular classes of verbs, strong and weak verbs, much like strong and weak verbs in Germanic. Note: The infinitive was formed in a variety of ways. | ||
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! !! weak-unprefixed !! weak with separable prefix !! strong-unprefixed !! strong with separable prefix | ! !! weak-unprefixed !! weak with separable prefix !! strong-unprefixed !! strong with separable prefix | ||
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