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===Adjectives===
===Adjectives===
While Oselish doesn't have definite articles, Oselish adjectives inflect for definiteness. There are generally two forms for adjectives, the indefinite form and the definite form formed by postposing a clitic -za, -ze or -đa. The rules are as follows:
While Riphean doesn't have definite articles, Riphean adjectives inflect for definiteness. There are generally two forms for adjectives, the indefinite form and the definite form formed by postposing a clitic -za, -ze or -đa. The rules are as follows:
*-za after animate singular nominative nouns
*-za after animate singular nominative nouns
*-ze after collective singular nominative and accusative nouns
*-ze after collective singular nominative and accusative nouns
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===Verbs===
===Verbs===


Verbs in Oselish do not inflect for aspect but there are lexical aspects, formed from prefixes (analogous to phrasal verbs in English), root extensions and sometimes suppletion. There are three tenses in Oselish: nonpast, direct past and inferential past, the latter deriving from an Old Oselish pluperfect tense.
Verbs in Riphean do not inflect for aspect but there are lexical aspects, formed from prefixes (analogous to phrasal verbs in English), root extensions and sometimes suppletion. There are three tenses in Riphean: nonpast, direct past and inferential past, the latter deriving from an Old Riphean pluperfect tense.


==Syntax==
==Syntax==


Syntax in Oselish is quite free.
Syntax in Riphean is quite free.
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