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* topic-comment syntax (as in [[Proctorian]]), | * topic-comment syntax (as in [[Proctorian]]), | ||
* no pro-drop, | * no pro-drop, | ||
* three tenses (present, past and future), | |||
* generally isolating (modern CW languages are either agglutinating, like Verapamil, or fusional, like [[Clofabosin]]). | * generally isolating (modern CW languages are either agglutinating, like Verapamil, or fusional, like [[Clofabosin]]). | ||
However, Proto-Wakanic also had some grammatical features common in CW languages such as: | However, Proto-Wakanic also had some grammatical features common in CW languages such as: | ||
* head-final syntax (e.g. postpositions, complementizers after the verb, adjectives and relative clauses before the noun) | * head-final syntax (e.g. postpositions, complementizers after the verb, adjectives and relative clauses before the noun), | ||
* tense agreement | * tense agreement. | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
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[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:Conlangs]] | ||
===Verbs=== | |||
The bare verb stem was used for the present tense. | |||
The future and past endings were *-bdi and *-ri respectively. |
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