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*Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone | *Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone | ||
*Locative noun formed using Locative Applicative ''-naħk-'' + verb root | *Locative noun formed using Locative Applicative ''-naħk-'' + verb root (+ Nominalizer ''-naft'') | ||
*Pervasive use of the Interrogative-Polarity discourse particle ''ni/nī'' | *Pervasive use of the Interrogative-Polarity discourse particle ''ni/nī'' | ||
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*Phonemes /q, χ/ have developed from both the influence of the Seal Speaker dialect, and a sound shift triggered by regressive consonantal harmony triggered by an adjacent /r/, c.f. Common Minhast /karak/ "tribal territory" vs. Wolf Speaker /qaraq/. The sound shift is particularly noticeable in the northwestern prefectures of the Wolf Speaker ''karak''. | *Phonemes /q, χ/ have developed from both the influence of the Seal Speaker dialect, and a sound shift triggered by regressive consonantal harmony triggered by an adjacent /r/, c.f. Common Minhast /karak/ "tribal territory" vs. Wolf Speaker /qaraq/. The sound shift is particularly noticeable in the northwestern prefectures of the Wolf Speaker ''karak''. | ||
* | *Locative noun formed using verb root + ''-anki'' suffix, e.g. ''gubbatanki'' "battlefield" | ||
*Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone | *Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone | ||