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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
Knánith has the largest vowel inventory of any Lõisian Semitic language:
{{PAGENAME}} has the largest vowel inventory of any Lõisian Semitic language:


/a e ɪ ɔ ʊ ɛ̃ː iə əɪ äɤ iː ɑ̃ː ɛ̃ː ɪɤ̃ ɔ̃ː æː aw ɛw ɪw ɔw ʊw ɑː(ɹ) ɛː(ɹ) eː(ɹ) oʊ~oː(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ) ə(ɹ)/ = {{angbr|a e i o u á é í ó ú ą ę į ų aw ew iw ow uw ar er ir or ur ø(r)}}
/a e ɪ ɔ ʊ ɛ̃ː iə əɪ äɤ iː ɑ̃ː ɛ̃ː ɪɤ̃ ɔ̃ː æː aw ɛw ɪw ɔw ʊw ɑː(ɹ) ɛː(ɹ) eː(ɹ) oʊ~oː(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ) ə(ɹ)/ = {{angbr|a e i o u á é í ó ú ą ę į ų aw ew iw ow uw ar er ir or ur ø(r)}}
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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
Knánith has lost the verbal inflections and triconsonantal morphology of Biblical Hebrew.
{{PAGENAME}} has lost the verbal inflections and triconsonantal morphology of Biblical Hebrew.


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Nouns inflect for number and definiteness. Adjectives agree with nouns in number.
Nouns inflect for number and definiteness. Adjectives agree with nouns in number.


Knánith has regularized all plurals to ־ר ''-ø'' (from a merger of Druidic Canaanite ''-īm'' and ''-ōδ''). It also lost grammatical gender.
{{PAGENAME}} has regularized all plurals to ־ר ''-ø'' (from a merger of Druidic Canaanite ''-īm'' and ''-ōδ''). It also lost grammatical gender.


Words ending in a nasal vowel or an R-colored vowel add an intrusive R between the final vowel and the plural suffix: פדע ''pdą'' 'tree', פדערר ''pdąrø'' 'trees'.
Words ending in a nasal vowel or an R-colored vowel add an intrusive R between the final vowel and the plural suffix: פדע ''pdą'' 'tree', פדערר ''pdąrø'' 'trees'.
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|+ Inflected verbs in Knánith
|+ Inflected verbs in {{PAGENAME}}
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! style="width: 75px; "| → Person
! style="width: 75px; " | I
! style="width: 75px; " | I
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===Auxiliaries===
===Auxiliaries===
Knánith has an auxiliary verb system similar to Colloquial Welsh. In addition, there is a T-V distinction: the 2nd person plural ''tem'' is also used as a polite pronoun.
{{PAGENAME}} has an auxiliary verb system similar to Colloquial Welsh. In addition, there is a T-V distinction: the 2nd person plural ''tem'' is also used as a polite pronoun.


The non-pronominal present auxiliary ''re'' (which may cause lenition depending on dialect) may be omitted in subordinate clauses:
The non-pronominal present auxiliary ''re'' (which may cause lenition depending on dialect) may be omitted in subordinate clauses:
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*''Biuth (re) Dovíð ngaw šun'' = When David is about to sleep
*''Biuth (re) Dovíð ngaw šun'' = When David is about to sleep
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="greentable lightgreenbg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;"
|+ Various auxiliaries in Knánith
|+ Various auxiliaries in {{PAGENAME}}
! style="width: 75px; "| → Person
! style="width: 75px; "| → Person
! style="width: 75px; " | I
! style="width: 75px; " | I
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Prepositions inflect like in Welsh: for pronominal prepositional objects, usually the preposition is inflected and is followed by the independent pronoun.
Prepositions inflect like in Welsh: for pronominal prepositional objects, usually the preposition is inflected and is followed by the independent pronoun.


example of a Knánith inflected preposition: lø "for"; bø 'in, at' is inflected similarly
example of a {{PAGENAME}} inflected preposition: lø "for"; bø 'in, at' is inflected similarly
*1sg: li, li ni
*1sg: li, li ni
*2sg.m: lakh to
*2sg.m: lakh to
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===Faulty accusative===
===Faulty accusative===
Knánith has the faulty accusative particle ''tha'' (from Biblical Hebrew ''ʔeṫ ha-''). It is not used for all direct objects, but only for constituents that are separated from their heads. ''Tha'' may also be used before the verbal noun when using an auxiliary: ''Hettev hu tha litfus doghem.'' = She was good at catching fish.
{{PAGENAME}} has the faulty accusative particle ''ða'' (from Biblical Hebrew ''ʔet ha-''). It is not used for all direct objects, but only for constituents that are separated from their heads. ''Đa'' may also be used before the verbal noun when using an auxiliary: ''Hettev hu tha litfus doghem.'' = She was good at catching fish.


===Noun phrase===
===Noun phrase===