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Phonology: a ā i ī u ū ē ō ai au -> a o e i u ø əi əu əi əu
Phonology: a ā i ī u ū ē ō ai au -> a o e i u ø əi əu əi əu


Plurals usually are formed with the ending -o (from Middle Persian -ān, from Old Persian -ānām), but loanwords as in our timeline can be pluralized as in the source languages. Archaic dialects use -on instead. The most common source of loanwords is Balkhan, followed by Avestan, Greek, Togarmite and English.
Plurals usually are formed with the ending -o (from Middle Persian -ān, from Old Persian -ānām), but loanwords as in our timeline can be pluralized as in the source languages. Archaic dialects use -on instead. The most common source of loanwords is An Bhlaoighne, followed by Avestan, Greek, Cubrite and English.


The verbal system of Naušahri is similar to our timeline's Tajik. It uses the auxiliary ''stodan'' (to stand) for the present progressive, unlike other Levantine sprachbund languages.
The verbal system of Naušahri is similar to our timeline's Tajik. It uses the auxiliary ''stodan'' (to stand) for the present progressive, unlike other Levantine sprachbund languages.
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