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Broadly speaking, Proto-Haïdic is reconstructed as having a nominative-accusative morphosyntactic alignment system, as opposed to the Bäladiri alignment system of [[Proto-Maro-Ephenian]].  Nouns in Proto-Haïdic decline for three cases; the [[w:Nominative case|nominative]], [[w:Oblique case|oblique]], and [[w:Genitive case|genitive]].  The verb agrees with its subject in person and number.
Broadly speaking, Proto-Haïdic is reconstructed as having a nominative-accusative morphosyntactic alignment system, as opposed to the Bäladiri alignment system of [[Proto-Maro-Ephenian]].  Nouns in Proto-Haïdic decline for three cases; the [[w:Nominative case|nominative]], [[w:Oblique case|oblique]], and [[w:Genitive case|genitive]].  The verb agrees with its subject in person and number.
 
:{{interlinear|box=yes
{{interlinear|box=yes
| *t’īnu ʔaʕzāk’
| *t’īnu ʔaʕzāk’
| tea-ACC 1SG-CONCL/IPFV/drink
| tea-OBL 1SG-CONCL/IPFV/drink
| 'I'm drinking tea'}}
| 'I'm drinking tea'}}
The oblique case may serve as an accusative or dative case in polyvalent words.  In addition, the bare stem of a noun may be incorporated into the verb as an object, especially in embedded clauses.
:{{interlinear|box=yes
| *magīzu t’īnu ʔasiʕzak’
| friend-OBL tea-OBL 1SG-CONCL/PFV/make_drink
| 'I made my friends drink tea'}}
:{{interlinear|box=yes
| *t’īn ʕazak’ ʔamagīzīn
| tea INF/PFV/drink 1SG-friend-PL
| 'My friends who drink tea'}}


=== Derived stems ===
=== Derived stems ===
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