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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
Flewtish is a [[w:Polysynthetic language|polysynthetic language]], using [[w:Circumfix|circumfixes]] or other [[w:Affix|affixes]] to change word meaning, or show different grammatical functions. Some dialects tend towards a more moderate, [[w:Agglutinative language|agglutinative]] model (By using fewer morphemes per word than other dialects), however the principle of affixation is shared between all dialects. | |||
===Consonant harmony=== | |||
Flewtish has a consonant harmony system, which limits what letters can appear to what words. The distinction does not appear directly in loanwords but can be found in all native Flewtish words. Consonants are split to three categories (A, B, C). Phones from category A may not appear in the same word as phones from category B, and phones from category C may appear in any word. | |||
'''Category A''' is comprised of all palatals, velars, /f/, /x/ and /ʒ/. '''Category B''' contains all uvulars (In the standard dialect, only /ʁ/ exists, but other accents may contain /q/ and /ɢ/), labials, the dental plosives and /ʔ/. '''Category C''' contains all nasals, sibilants, (post-)alveolars, dentals and approximants, with the exception that the dentals should undergo a process of fortition and become plosive (So, for example, /ð/ will become /d/). The following table visualizes this rule: | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
! Category | |||
! Contents | |||
|- | |||
| A | |||
| All palatals, velars, /f/, /x/, /ʒ/ | |||
|- | |||
| B | |||
| All uvulars (standard dialect: /ʁ/; other accents may include /q/ and /ɢ/), labials, dental plosives, /ʔ/ | |||
|- | |||
| C | |||
| All nasals, sibilants, (post-)alveolars, dentals (undergoing fortition to become plosives, e.g., /ð/ to /d/), approximants | |||
|} | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
Flewtish contains the usual three pronouns, with a distinction on the third person pronouns for animate and inanimate objects. Flewtish does not use standalone pronouns often, resorting instead to suffixes on the root verb. | Flewtish contains the usual three pronouns, with a distinction on the third person pronouns for animate and inanimate objects. Flewtish does not use standalone pronouns often, resorting instead to suffixes on the root verb. | ||