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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
===Pronouns===
===Pronouns===
*conj. i, du/u, khê, si, it, gia, dul/ul, doi
*conj. i, du/u, khê, si, it, gia, dul/ul, doi/oi
*disj. mi, du, khim, kher, it, eox, dul, dam
*disj. mi, du, khim, kher, it, eox, dul, dam
*poss. moi, ur, khex, kher, itx, eor, dux, dar
*poss. moi, ur, khex, kher, itx, eor, dux, dar

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Maghrebi Azalic (lit. [the language] of those who say đâu [for '2']) is an Azalic language. It is closer to English than other Azalic languages are, but still a separate language. It is inspired by Vietnamese.

It is in the Ăn Yidiș-Cubrite sprachbund.

Morphology

Pronouns

  • conj. i, du/u, khê, si, it, gia, dul/ul, doi/oi
  • disj. mi, du, khim, kher, it, eox, dul, dam
  • poss. moi, ur, khex, kher, itx, eor, dux, dar

Nouns

Two cases (nominative and genitive), no gender

  • Genitive singular is always -x or -ơx
  • Plural is always nom. -i, gen. -xi

The definite article is invariably . There is no indefinite article.

Umlaut, known in Lõis as affection, is used for some plurals.

Verbs

Only the imperative/infinitive survives in lexical verbs. There is also a passive participle in -ơd (only used as an adjective).

Auxiliaries

Maghrebi Azalic has an auxiliary verb system similar to Colloquial Welsh. In addition, there is a T-V distinction: the 2nd person plural u is also used as a polite pronoun.

The choice of preposition before the lexical verb also controls the tense:

  • Im ođ heđ = I eat/I am eating (lit. I am at eating)
  • Im pho heđ = I have eaten (lit. I am after eating)
Various auxiliaries in Maghrebi Azalic
→ Person I thou he she it we blotp they Non-pronominal
Present (sêu is from *seq̇ 'see') im dur khês sis its giar dulơr dar sêu
Pres. Interrogative am i ar du is khê is si ist ar gia ar dul ar da is
Pres. Negative nam i nar du nis khê nis si nist nar gia nar dul nar da nis
Past (from aorist *dʰéh₁t of *dʰeh₁ 'to do') ted i ted u ted khê ted si ted it ted gia ted u ted da ted
Future/Subjunctive ter i ter u ter khê ter si ter it ter gia ter u ter da ter