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Verbs fall under two broad classes. One class, which is partially or fully synthetic, derives from an older system. These verbs are usually high-frequency words, such as ''ru'' ("to go"). The other verb class involves a periphrastic construction based on an unmarked verbal noun followed by an auxiliary verb which takes person, tense, and aspect marking. | Verbs fall under two broad classes. One class, which is partially or fully synthetic, derives from an older system. These verbs are usually high-frequency words, such as ''ru'' ("to go"). The other verb class involves a periphrastic construction based on an unmarked verbal noun followed by an auxiliary verb which takes person, tense, and aspect marking. | ||
Adjectives take minimal inflection, based on its position relative to its noun head. A suffix ''-em'' simply indicates the adjective is dependent on another element, and appears when the adjective follows its head. Interestingly, if a periphrastic verb construction appears immediately after the adjective, the adjective is displaced and must appear before its noun head. A connective ''mon'' surfaces between the pre-nominal adjective and its noun. | Adjectives take minimal inflection, based on its position relative to its noun head. A suffix ''-em'' simply indicates the adjective is dependent on another element, and appears when the adjective follows its head. Interestingly, if a periphrastic verb construction appears immediately after the adjective, the adjective is displaced and must appear before its noun head. A connective ''mon'' surfaces between the pre-nominal adjective and its noun. This rule does not apply with synthetic verbs, however, following the default noun-adjective order, wherein the ''-em'' suffix obligatorily surfaces. | ||
Particles are uninflected words, a lexically broad collection which include adverbs, negators, discourse markers, and various syntactic operators. | Particles are uninflected words, a lexically broad collection which include adverbs, negators, discourse markers, and various syntactic operators. | ||