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Some examples:
Some examples:
::# The verbal markers '''-a''', '''-e''' always copy the nearest preceding consonant, e.g., /vana/ -> [vãnna] ‘speak’, /tore/ -> [dor.re] ‘to be excited’. Note: No ʔ is appended as the vowel is word final.  
::# The verbal markers '''-a''', '''-e''' always copy the nearest preceding consonant, e.g., /vana/ -> [vãnna] ‘speak’, /tore/ -> [dor.re] ‘to be excited’. Note: No ʔ is appended as the vowel is word final.  
::# The definite and {{sc|possessum}} marker '''a-''' conjures up a glottal stop, e.g. /avan/ -> [ʔavãn] ‘the speech’.
::# The definite and {{sc|possessum}} marker '''a-''' conjures up a glottal stop, e.g. /avan/ -> [ʔaʋãn] ‘the speech’.


==Morphology==
==Morphology==

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