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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
===Nouns===
===Nouns===
Nouns have a separate combining form: for example, final ''b, d, ḑ, g'' are lenited to approximants ''v, d̆, r, ğ''
{{PAGENAME}} is topic prominent.
*''-nU'' = genitive (''nȧx'' = person, ''nȧxni'' = person's; ''med'' = house, ''med̆nı'' = house's; ''suḑ'' = woman, ''surnu'' = woman's)
 
Final ''b, d, ḑ, g'' are lenited to approximants ''v, d̆, r, ğ'' before a prefix beginning with a consonant.
*''-nU'' = plural (''nȧx'' = person, ''nȧxni'' = people; ''med'' = house, ''med̆nı'' = houses; ''suḑ'' = woman, ''surnu'' = women)
**''-ņ'', ''-ț'' + ''-nU'' > ''-ņņU'', ''-țņU''
**''-ņ'', ''-ț'' + ''-nU'' > ''-ņņU'', ''-țņU''
*''-(w)Or'' = topic marker (''nȧx'' = person, ''nȧxėr'' = as for the person; ''med'' = house, ''meder'' = as for the house; ''suḑ'' = woman, ''suḑor'' = as for the woman)


===Pronouns===
===Pronouns===
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