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===Particles=== | ===Particles=== | ||
====''Reference markers''==== | |||
Reference markers are verb-like copulas that can take an object and a referenced argument as their subject for the purpose of building subordinate clauses. But unlike verbs, their word structure is strictly VO with the subject implicit in the particle and cannot be conjugated, they are simple . | |||
*Subject reference marker ({{smallcaps|srm}}) '''vātu''' | |||
*:References the subject of it's supraordinating clause as its subject | |||
*Object reference marker ({{smallcaps|orm}}) '''vāma''' | |||
*:References the object of it's supraordinating clause as its subject | |||
*Indirect object reference marker ({{smallcaps|iorm}}) '''viru''' | |||
*:References the indirect object of it's supraordinating clause as its subject | |||
===Numerals=== | ===Numerals=== | ||
Riagi uses a base-20 numeric system (similar to the mayan numerals) | Riagi uses a base-20 numeric system (similar to the mayan numerals) | ||