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== | == Grammar == | ||
Suwaazh | Suwaazh grammar is inspired by similarities between Sino-Tibetan and Navajo grammar. Like Navajo, Suwaazh is head-final and head-marking, but it is not nearly as polysynthetic. | ||
=== Verbs === | === Verbs === | ||
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A Suwaazh verb root consists of an obligatory initial, a vowel which may ablaut, and an optional final. Final consonants are restricted to {{angbr|b d j z~s jh zh~sh jy zy~sy g {{2}} h l n}}; the -n final may not follow a nasal vowel. | A Suwaazh verb root consists of an obligatory initial, a vowel which may ablaut, and an optional final. Final consonants are restricted to {{angbr|b d j z~s jh zh~sh jy zy~sy g {{2}} h l n}}; the -n final may not follow a nasal vowel. | ||