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===Radicals=== | ===Radicals=== | ||
:''See also: Attian [[Attian#Nouns|nouns]] and [[Attian#Verbs|verbs]].'' | :''See also: Attian [[Attian#Nouns|nouns]] and [[Attian#Verbs|verbs]].'' | ||
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|text='''Gva aguma anijat gnama.''' | |||
|sign=Anathir t'Armavir | |||
|source=Descriptions of the language, p. 5 | |||
|about= '''I know the root of evil''' is an Attian grammatical saying by the Attian national grammarian Anathir t'Armavir. With this proverb, he illustrates the grammatical source, or root, to the word meaning "evil", rather than the semantical one. | |||
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The Attian language has an uncommon [[w:nonconcatenative morphology|nonconcatenative morphology]], where roots, or radicals, are inserted in a verb template. A root consists of a set of bare [w:consonant|]]s (usually two), which are fitted into a discontinuous pattern to form words. | The Attian language has an uncommon [[w:nonconcatenative morphology|nonconcatenative morphology]], where roots, or radicals, are inserted in a verb template. A root consists of a set of bare [w:consonant|]]s (usually two), which are fitted into a discontinuous pattern to form words. | ||
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The Attian patterns of transfixes, "vowel patterns", are plentiful and most often rather irregular. The patterns are diverse for nouns, but the verbs have more standardised forms; see the section on [[Attian#Conjugation|verbal inflexion]]. | The Attian patterns of transfixes, "vowel patterns", are plentiful and most often rather irregular. The patterns are diverse for nouns, but the verbs have more standardised forms; see the section on [[Attian#Conjugation|verbal inflexion]]. | ||
Some forms do not exist in combination with certain radicals - should the semantics or phonotactics forbid. At times, the meaning of some vowel patterns may coincide and create synonyms. One example is ''ethnema'', ''thenma'' and ''thina'', all meaning "language". | Some forms do not exist in combination with certain radicals - should the semantics or phonotactics forbid. At times, the meaning of some vowel patterns may coincide and create synonyms. One example is ''{{c|ethnema}}'', ''thenma'' and ''thina'', all meaning "language". | ||
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Above is a table of gender contrasting with characteristics | Above is a table of gender contrasting with characteristics. It displays a few of the vowel patterns, at least those that are predictable in form and meaning. Below are a few applications of the patterns on a few roots. | ||
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