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Similar to Talmic languages? Inflected prepositions, etc. | Similar to Talmic languages? Inflected prepositions, etc. | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Like Modern Windermere, Pradiul has two articles, the definite article '' | Like Modern Windermere, Pradiul has two articles, the definite article ''fie'' and the specific article ''sie'' (from demonstratives ''fie'' 'that' and ''sie'' 'this'; cognate to Windermere ''fi'' and ''se'' with the same meanings). | ||
Noun plurals are different from Windermere and use incopyfixation instead of a fixed affix: ''knol'' 'leaf', ''kalnol'' 'leaves'. (compare Windermere ''cnul'', pl. ''imcnul'') | Noun plurals are different from Windermere and use incopyfixation instead of a fixed affix: ''knol'' 'leaf', ''kalnol'' 'leaves'. (compare Windermere ''cnul'', pl. ''imcnul'') | ||
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:''Skaþ fie paszå.'' | :''Skaþ fie paszå.'' | ||
:blow DEF wind | |||
:The wind blows. | :The wind blows. | ||
:''Snakaþ fie paszå.'' | :''Snakaþ fie paszå.'' | ||
:{{angbr|PST}}blow DEF wind | |||
:The wind blew. | :The wind blew. | ||
{{col-break}} | {{col-break}} | ||
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:''Þalcia fie chmåp.'' | :''Þalcia fie chmåp.'' | ||
:choose DEF people | |||
:The people choose. | :The people choose. | ||
:''Þnalcia '''he''' fie chmåp.'' | :''Þnalcia '''he''' fie chmåp.'' | ||
:{{angbr|PST}}choose ERG DEF people | |||
:The people have chosen. | :The people have chosen. | ||
{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||