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===Morphophonology=== | ===Morphophonology=== | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
Shumian is mostly isolating. | Shumian is mostly isolating. There's one exception though, which is that the first consonant of the possessor in a genitive phrase is aspirated (unless it's /r/, /j/, or a fricative). | ||
* ''ṇā̀'' (I), ''mäi'' (boat) ⇒ ''ṇā̀ mhäi'' (my boat) | |||
* ''rúm'' (eye), ''be'' (water) ⇒ ''rúm bhe'' (tears) | |||
It derives from the genitive suffix ''*-s'' in Old Shumian. These phrases in Old Shumian would be: | |||
* ''nrao'' (I), ''mati'' (boat) ⇒ ''nraos mati'' (my boat) | |||
* ''rump'' (eye), ''bel'' (water) ⇒ ''rumps bel'' (tears) | |||
==Numbers== | ==Numbers== | ||