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*ħ > h; *gt, kt, ᴋt, ħt > kht
*ħ > h; *gt, kt, ᴋt, ħt > kht
*dt, tt > st
*dt, tt > st
*-ø (mainly from Biblical Hebrew ''-ā'') becomes silent and lengthens the vowel before it
*-ø (mainly from ACub ''-ā'') becomes silent and lengthens the vowel before it
*ACub ā ō ū > OCub ó ú í
*ACub ā ō ū > OCub ó ú í
*OCub ó ú í > Modern Cub. aɤ i: əi
*OCub ó ú í > Modern Cub. aɤ i: əi
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(capital η is И)
(capital η is И)


Biblical Hebrew /l/ became /w/ in some places, especially before C.
Ancient Cubrite /l/ became /w/ in some places, especially before C.
====Mutations====
====Mutations====
Words can undergo initial voicing mutation.
Words can undergo initial voicing mutation.
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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
{{PAGENAME}} has lost the verbal inflections and triconsonantal morphology of Biblical Hebrew.
{{PAGENAME}} has lost the verbal inflections and triconsonantal morphology of Ancient Cubrite.


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*Equative: ''de-'' = as X as; equally X; X enough (from BH די ''day'' 'enough')
*Equative: ''de-'' = as X as; equally X; X enough (from BH די ''day'' 'enough')
*Excessive: ''ro-'' = too (inherited from Ancient Cubrite, which borrowed it from Celtic)
*Excessive: ''ro-'' = too (inherited from Ancient Cubrite, which borrowed it from Celtic)
*Comparative/Superlative: ''-ðr'' = more X or most X; comparandum takes פראָדﬞ ''proð'' 'than' (from Biblical Hebrew בראותי את ''*bi-rVʔōtī ʔet'' 'when I see ACC')
*Comparative/Superlative: ''-ðr'' = more X or most X; comparandum takes פראָדﬞ ''proð'' 'than' (from Ancient Cubrite בראותי את ''*bi-rVʔōtī ʔet'' 'when I see ACC')


Example: קרוא ''kkrú'' 'big', דגרוא ''degrú'' 'as big as'; ראָגרוא ''rogrú'' 'too big', קרואדﬞר ''kkrúðør'' 'bigger/biggest'
Example: קרוא ''kkrú'' 'big', דגרוא ''degrú'' 'as big as'; ראָגרוא ''rogrú'' 'too big', קרואדﬞר ''kkrúðør'' 'bigger/biggest'
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=====Cautionary future=====
=====Cautionary future=====
The auxiliary for the cautionary future comes from the Biblical Hebrew verb ''*zāmam'' 'to scheme'. It's used to:
The auxiliary for the cautionary future comes from the Ancient Cubrite verb ''*zāmam'' 'to scheme'. It's used to:
* warn the listener of a future event or contingency:  
* warn the listener of a future event or contingency:  
** '''''Zum''' sąraz tha lovu fu kol ngeth.'' = 'The storm might come here any moment.'
** '''''Zum''' sąraz tha lovu fu kol ngeth.'' = 'The storm might come here any moment.'
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===Faulty accusative===
===Faulty accusative===
{{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'' must also be used before the verbal noun when using an auxiliary: היֶטבר הי דﬞאַ ליתפﬞוס טאָגר ''Hettvø hi ða litfus togø.'' = She was good at catching fish.
{{PAGENAME}} has the faulty accusative particle ''ða'' or ''ð' '' (from Ancient Cubrite ''ʔet ha-''). It is not used for all direct objects, but only for constituents that are separated from their heads. ''Đa'' must also be used before the verbal noun when using an auxiliary: היֶטבר הי דﬞאַ ליתפﬞוס טאָגר ''Hettvø hi ða litfus togø.'' = She was good at catching fish.


===Noun phrase===
===Noun phrase===
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Canaanite has the following vocabulary layers:
Canaanite has the following vocabulary layers:


# Most of the common words are inherited from quasi-Biblical Hebrew, however they often show drastic semantic drift or compounding. Example: ''sngúd'' 'a lot' comes from סעודה 'feast'.
# Most of the common words are inherited from Ancient Cubrite, however they often show drastic semantic drift or compounding. Example: ''sngúd'' 'a lot' comes from סעודה 'feast'.
# Celtic substrates
# Celtic substrates
# Ancient Greek, Old Togarmite and Aramaic loans
# Ancient Greek, Old Togarmite and Aramaic loans