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==Typology== | ==Typology== | ||
===Grammar=== | ===Grammar=== | ||
Grammatically speaking, | Grammatically speaking, Oronaic languages show a large variety. Here are some of the typical grammatical features of these languages: | ||
*case system in nouns (Carpathian also declines its adjectives); cases are marked with suffixes (usually agglutinatively, except for Alpian). The number of cases is different in each language: | *case system in nouns (Carpathian also declines its adjectives); cases are marked with suffixes (usually agglutinatively, except for Alpian). The number of cases is different in each language: | ||
**Baaye: 3 cases, 4 in articles | **Baaye: 3 cases, 4 in articles | ||
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*the concepts like "to be", "to have", "to do", "to wish" and some others are represented by suffixes attached to an object of a sentence | *the concepts like "to be", "to have", "to do", "to wish" and some others are represented by suffixes attached to an object of a sentence | ||
*nouns, used with a numeral, are singular if they refer to things which form a single group (Vaand ''gou jies'' ("three years", literally "three year") | *nouns, used with a numeral, are singular if they refer to things which form a single group (Vaand ''gou jies'' ("three years", literally "three year") | ||
===Phonology=== | ===Phonology=== | ||
Phonology is very different among three groups. In spite of this, there are still some common features: | Phonology is very different among three groups. In spite of this, there are still some common features: | ||