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Uses a falling accent to mark the possessum.
Uses a falling accent to mark the possessum.
#Accent is put on the ‘center’ syllable of a word, e.g., ''ereyin a'''là'''na'' ‘the beloved farmer's treacherous wife’
#Accent is put on the ‘center’ syllable of a word, e.g., ''ereyin a'''là'''na'' ‘the beloved farmer's treacherous wife’, unless the first word ends in the same vowel as the second one begins with; then they merge.
Uses compounding to form adjective-noun words.
Uses compounding to form adjective-noun words.
# Word stems ending in a vowel reduplicate their consonant, e.g. ''eyi-'' + ''ana'' → ''eyiyana'' ‘farmwife’
# Word stems ending in a vowel reduplicate their consonant, e.g. ''eyi-'' + ''ana'' → ''eyiyana'' ‘farmwife’

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