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*Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone
*Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone


*Locative noun formed using Locative Applicative ''-naħk-'' + verb root <br/>(+ Nominalizer ''-naft'')
*Locative noun formed using Locative Applicative ''-naħk-'' + verb root (+ Nominalizer ''-naft'')


*Pervasive use of the Interrogative-Polarity discourse particle ''ni/nī''
*Pervasive use of the Interrogative-Polarity discourse particle ''ni/nī''
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*Phonemes  /q, χ/ have developed from both the influence of the Seal Speaker dialect, and a sound shift triggered by regressive consonantal harmony triggered by an adjacent /r/, c.f. Common Minhast /karak/ "tribal territory" vs. Wolf Speaker /qaraq/.  The sound shift is particularly noticeable in the northwestern prefectures of the Wolf Speaker ''karak''.
*Phonemes  /q, χ/ have developed from both the influence of the Seal Speaker dialect, and a sound shift triggered by regressive consonantal harmony triggered by an adjacent /r/, c.f. Common Minhast /karak/ "tribal territory" vs. Wolf Speaker /qaraq/.  The sound shift is particularly noticeable in the northwestern prefectures of the Wolf Speaker ''karak''.


*Alternative locative noun formed using verb root + IN ''-tappe-'', e.g. ''gubbattappe'' "battlefield"
*Locative noun formed using verb root + ''-anki'' suffix, e.g. ''gubbatanki'' "battlefield"


*Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone
*Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone
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