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Nouns are simpler in their structure, than verbs, as most information is included as part of the verb. Lántun also does not distinguish between genders, considering that Dragons also lack biological sex/gender. Sentence structure is quite fluid, with words being organised according to importance or novelty. Often the main verb is placed initially. | Nouns are simpler in their structure, than verbs, as most information is included as part of the verb. Lántun also does not distinguish between genders, considering that Dragons also lack biological sex/gender. Sentence structure is quite fluid, with words being organised according to importance or novelty. Often the main verb is placed initially. | ||
===Augments=== | |||
The '''augment''' formative is a prefix or (more typically) a suffix, added to the base root in order to derive new roots from the existing ones. There are several types of formatives, most of which have a broad semantic function. Often their initial meaning becomes obsolete and they become fully fused to the base root through the process of syncopation. This is why many words with seemingly different meaning have a common base root. | |||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
The Lántun verb is characterised by a system of complex [[w:Pronoun|pronominal]] conjugation, in which paradigmatic stem alternations are found. Some personal endings consist of [[w:Portmanteau|portmanteaux]] morphemes expressing notions, such as [[w:Grammatical tense|tense]], [[w:Agent (grammar)|agent]], [[w:Patient (grammar)|patient]] and [[w:Clusivity|clusivity]]. Depending on the number of verbal stems and their position in the verbal paradigm, every Lántun verb belongs to one of two main [[w:Grammatical conjugation|conjugation]] types. Compound verbs are found in Lántun, in fact, most verb stems are not derived from single roots. These compound verbs consist of a verb stem and an auxiliary that adds semantic notions to the main verb. | The Lántun verb is characterised by a system of complex [[w:Pronoun|pronominal]] conjugation, in which paradigmatic stem alternations are found. Some personal endings consist of [[w:Portmanteau|portmanteaux]] morphemes expressing notions, such as [[w:Grammatical tense|tense]], [[w:Agent (grammar)|agent]], [[w:Patient (grammar)|patient]] and [[w:Clusivity|clusivity]]. Depending on the number of verbal stems and their position in the verbal paradigm, every Lántun verb belongs to one of two main [[w:Grammatical conjugation|conjugation]] types. Compound verbs are found in Lántun, in fact, most verb stems are not derived from single roots. These compound verbs consist of a verb stem and an auxiliary that adds semantic notions to the main verb. | ||