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====Inflection==== | ====Inflection==== | ||
* Person is not expressed with inflection but with pronouns. | * Person is not expressed with inflection but with pronouns. | ||
* Number is conveyed by compounding pronouns with numerals. While verbs (i.e. words with an inner factive) can be compounded with numerals, ''ftrask'''mlà'''.'' does not mean "we/they sneeze" but "(there are) several acts of sneezing". | * Number is conveyed by compounding pronouns with numerals. While verbs (i.e. words with an inner factive) can be compounded with numerals, ''ftrask'''mlà'''.'' does not mean "we/they sneeze" but "(there are) several acts of sneezing" (i.e. someone sneezes several times and/or several people sneeze). | ||
* Voice (active/passive) is absent in Lemizh; word order serves a similar function. | * Voice (active/passive) is absent in Lemizh; word order serves a similar function. | ||
* Tense is expressed by compounds with an epenthetic temporal case (''-arh-'') or with certain inner cases. The latter option is | * Tense is expressed by compounds with an epenthetic temporal case (''-arh-''), or with certain inner cases. The latter option is preferred if possible, as it is more concise. | ||
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