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As a polysynthethic language, inflection for most grammatical aspects was done using affixes, usually a syllable (Or even a plain consonant sometimes). This is preserved in all but the western Flewtish dialects. For example, the sentence "I would like to buy a bed" in Flewtish is "фала̄жконкроватўльг", composed of the following morphemes: | As a polysynthethic language, inflection for most grammatical aspects was done using affixes, usually a syllable (Or even a plain consonant sometimes). This is preserved in all but the western Flewtish dialects. For example, the sentence "I would like to buy a bed" in Flewtish is "фала̄жконкроватўльг", composed of the following morphemes: | ||
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фал- (Indefinite article, prefixed into the word) | фал- (Indefinite article, prefixed into the word) <br> | ||
а̄ж- (To wish) | а̄ж- (To wish) <br> | ||
кон- (Indicates a wish (Not the verb itself)) | кон- (Indicates a wish (Not the verb itself)) <br> | ||
кроват- (Bed) | кроват- (Bed) <br> | ||
ўль- (To buy) | ўль- (To buy) <br> | ||
гѡо- (I, used to indicate the subject of the verb) | гѡо- (I, used to indicate the subject of the verb) <br> | ||
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