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==Morphology==

~~Äivö~~ has no grammatical gender and no grammatical mutation. ~~Äivö~~ is also more agglutinative than its close relatives.

Eivo has no grammatical gender and no grammatical mutation. Eivo is also more agglutinative than its close relatives.

===Nouns===

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*''-n'' for nouns ending in a V

~~Äivö~~ has innovated new possessive suffixes, unlike Tíogall or Bhadhagha: ''skänänä, skäner, skänyy (his), skänii (her), skänäk (its), skänäy, skänäner, skänäd, skänäär''

Eivo has innovated new possessive suffixes, unlike Tíogall or Bhadhagha: ''skänänä, skäner, skänyy (his), skänii (her), skänäk (its), skänäy, skänäner, skänäd, skänäär''

In the plural, these suffixes are: ''skänäränä, skänärer, skänäryy, skänärii, skänäräk, skänäräy, skänäräner, skänäräd, skänäräär'' (if the plural uses ''n'', the ''n'' is changed to ''r'').

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===Copula===

~~Äivö~~ has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted.

Eivo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted.

''D'iant ci duvwŋ.'' = The teacher is sleeping.

===Verbs===

The ~~Äivö~~ verbal system is very different from Tíogall, and much closer to [[Bhadhagha]].

The Eivo verbal system is very different from Tíogall, and much closer to [[Bhadhagha]].

~~Äivö~~ analogized the analytic forms of verbs to all persons, and fused the personal pronoun with the verb.

Eivo analogized the analytic forms of verbs to all persons, and fused the personal pronoun with the verb.

~~Äivö~~ is not split-ergative, unlike Tíogall.

Eivo is not split-ergative, unlike Tíogall.

Perfect tenses use the construction ''tänn'' followed by the verbal noun.

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==Syntax==

~~Äivö~~ is head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent is fronted.

Eivo is head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent is fronted.

===Noun phrase===

''ci'' and ''to'' are used as determiners before the noun. The "unspecified"/"irrealis" determiner ''to'' is used when asking question or in negative statements.

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 ==Morphology==
-Äivö has no grammatical gender and no grammatical mutation. Äivö is also more agglutinative than its close relatives.
+Eivo has no grammatical gender and no grammatical mutation. Eivo is also more agglutinative than its close relatives.
 ===Nouns===
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 *''-n'' for nouns ending in a V
-Äivö has innovated new possessive suffixes, unlike Tíogall or Bhadhagha: ''skänänä, skäner, skänyy (his), skänii (her), skänäk (its), skänäy, skänäner, skänäd, skänäär''
+Eivo has innovated new possessive suffixes, unlike Tíogall or Bhadhagha: ''skänänä, skäner, skänyy (his), skänii (her), skänäk (its), skänäy, skänäner, skänäd, skänäär''
 In the plural, these suffixes are: ''skänäränä, skänärer, skänäryy, skänärii, skänäräk, skänäräy, skänäräner, skänäräd, skänäräär'' (if the plural uses ''n'', the ''n'' is changed to ''r'').
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 ===Copula===
-Äivö has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted.
+Eivo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted.
 ''D'iant ci duvwŋ.'' = The teacher is sleeping.
 ===Verbs===
-The Äivö verbal system is very different from Tíogall, and much closer to [[Bhadhagha]].
+The Eivo verbal system is very different from Tíogall, and much closer to [[Bhadhagha]].
-Äivö analogized the analytic forms of verbs to all persons, and fused the personal pronoun with the verb.
+Eivo analogized the analytic forms of verbs to all persons, and fused the personal pronoun with the verb.
-Äivö is not split-ergative, unlike Tíogall.
+Eivo is not split-ergative, unlike Tíogall.
 Perfect tenses use the construction ''tänn'' followed by the verbal noun.
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 ==Syntax==
-Äivö is head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent is fronted.
+Eivo is head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent is fronted.
 ===Noun phrase===
 ''ci'' and ''to'' are used as determiners before the noun. The "unspecified"/"irrealis" determiner ''to'' is used when asking question or in negative statements.