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*Initial ʔ conflated with null initial (because Talman langs don't make the distinction)
*Initial ʔ conflated with null initial (because Talman langs don't make the distinction)
*assimilation of cw, gw to c, g in syllables before c, g e.g. Ücwəgüsvaσ > Ücəgüsvaσ
*assimilation of cw, gw to c, g in syllables before c, g e.g. Ücwəgüsvaσ > Ücəgüsvaσ
*''iʔist'' = a name?
*''i'ist'' = a name?


Some clusters such as t+s are broken up to təs.
Some clusters such as t+s are broken up to təs.
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*Attributive:
*Attributive:
**''tjvits sj-cütsi'' 'firm house'
**''tjvits sj-cütsi'' 'firm house'
**''ʔəsəye ʔə-cütsi'' 'firm spirit'
**''əsəye ə-cütsi'' 'firm spirit'


===Verbs===
===Verbs===
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====Tense====
====Tense====
Swuntsim has four tenses: present, past, perfect, and future. The auxiliary ''-tje'' is used for the future.
Swuntsim has four tenses: present, past, perfect, and future. The auxiliary ''-tje'' is used for the future.
*''cwə-ts-dhaʔo'' 'I meet'
*''cwə-ts-dha'o'' 'I meet'
*''chə-cwə-dhaʔo'' 'I do not meet'
*''chə-cwə-dha'o'' 'I do not meet'
*''cwə-v-dhaʔo'' 'I met'
*''cwə-v-dha'o'' 'I met'
*''cwə-ya-dhaʔo'' 'I did not meet'
*''cwə-ya-dha'o'' 'I did not meet'
*''cwə-da-dhaʔo'' 'I have met'
*''cwə-da-dha'o'' 'I have met'
*''cwə-day-dhaʔo'' 'I have not met'
*''cwə-day-dha'o'' 'I have not met'
*''hodhaʔo'' 'you (sg) meet'
*''hodha'o'' 'you (sg) meet'
etc.
etc.
*''cwətje tidhaʔo'' = I will meet
*''cwətje tidha'o'' = I will meet


====Mood====
====Mood====
The imperative mood is formed as follows:
The imperative mood is formed as follows:


*''dhaʔo!'' = meet! (sg)
*''dha'o!'' = meet! (sg)
*''tsfdhaʔo!'' = meet! (pl)
*''tsfdha'o!'' = meet! (pl)


====Voice====
====Voice====
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*mediopassive: ''tσə-''
*mediopassive: ''tσə-''
*applicative: ''gwiσ-''
*applicative: ''gwiσ-''
*causative: ''ʔu-''
*causative: ''u-''
Some verbs are deponent (mediopassive for no reason)
Some verbs are deponent (mediopassive for no reason)


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