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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
===Nouns===
nasal mutation of v > b > m and ð > d > n
nasal mutation of v > b > m and ð > d > n


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''hə'' (from *sindos) is hən before vowels
''hə'' (from *sindos) is hən before vowels
 
===Verbs===
verbs, present tense: ''sdābu, sdābs, sdābt, sdābənt, sdābəsxʷi, sdābəʔt'' 'I swim, ...'
verbs, present tense: ''sdābu, sdābs, sdābt, sdābənt, sdābəsxʷi, sdābəʔt'' 'I swim, ...'


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the 3rd person plural form without a subject is used with an impersonal meaning: ''dī sdābəʔt ids'' = you don't swim here
the 3rd person plural form without a subject is used with an impersonal meaning: ''dī sdābəʔt ids'' = you don't swim here
Verbs
*athematic verbs
*a-verbs (from PCel *-āti)
*i-verbs (from PCel *-yeti)