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'''Bonzic''' is one of the three major branches of the [[Quame languages]]. Characteristics include: | '''Bonzic''' is one of the three major branches of the [[Quame languages]], together with [[Naquian]] and [[Talmic]]. Characteristics include: | ||
*It is the only branch that keeps distinct all 3 of the Proto-Quame stop series, voiced, tenuis and ejective. Talmic merged voiced and ejective, and Naquic merged tenuis with voiced. | *It is the only branch that keeps distinct all 3 of the Proto-Quame stop series, voiced, tenuis and ejective. (Talmic merged voiced and ejective, and Naquic merged tenuis with voiced.) | ||
*The modern languages are characterized by large clitic complexes that encode information such as tense, mood, subject agreement, and object agreement, that are separated from the verb. | |||