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== Grammatical Rules ==
== Grammatical Rules ==
Subject-Object-Verb, Noun-Adjective, Postposition, Possessed-Possessor
Subject-Object-Verb, Noun-Adjective, Postposition, Possessed-Possessor
Writing System: Syllabic
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Writing System: Syllabic<br>
“R” is a tap
“R” is a tap


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== Suffixes ==
== Nouns ==
Singular - Unmarked<br>
 
Dual - suffix Ke<br>
Nominitave, unmarked (doer of the verb, '''dog''' bites man)<br>
Tri - suffix Le<br>
Accusitive, prefix: Le (do-ee of the verb, man bites '''dog''')<br>
Quad - suffix Re<br>
Genitive, prefix: Thie (possesses of something '''dog's''' tail hit the man)<br>
Sept - suffix Te<br>
Dative, prefix: Wie (recipient of something, the man gives the ball '''to dog''')<br>
Sex - suffix We<br>
Locative, prefix: Ri (the location of something, the man is '''in town''')<br>
Plural - suffix Se<br>
 
A large amount (as in a herd of animals) - suffix The<br>
 
All of something - suffix Ne<br>
Definite Singular, prefix: The<br>
Definite Plural, prefix: Thi<br>
Indefinite Singular, prefix: Li<br>
Indefinite Plural, unmarked<br>
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Pronouns
|-
!  !! Nominative !! Accusitave !! Genitive !! Dative !! Locative !! Possessive
|-
| 1st Singular || Sie, (I) || Wi (Me) || Re (Mine) || Kethe (To Me) || Me (At me) || Rithi (My)
|-
| 2nd Singular || Si (You) || Rie (You) || Meri (Yours) || Mie (To You) || We (At you) || Liri
|-
| 3rd Singular || Wethie (He, She, It, They) || Rethe (Him, Her, It, Their) || Mene (His, Hers, Its, Theirs) || Tie (To him, her, it, them) || Mi (At him, her, it, them) || Lethe (His, her, it, their)
|-
| 1st Plural || Lie (We) || Ne (Us) || Ti (Ours) || Sielie (To us) || Weni (At us) || Theti (Our)
|-
| 2nd Plural || Kiwe (You all) || Ki (You all) || Kie (yours, plural) || Nie (To you all) || Liese (At you all) || Riki (your, plural)
|-
| 3rd Plural || Te (They) || Reme (Them) || Wisie (Theirs) || Ke (To them) || Theli (At them) || Niesi (Their)
|}


== Verb Tenses ==
Past, Prefix: Ni
Present, Unmarked
Future, Prefix: Se


== Roots ==
== Roots ==
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Wele = Rope, Long<br>
Wele = Rope, Long<br>
Sevi = Beauty<br>
Sevi = Beauty<br>
== Numbers (base six) ==
Mieme = 1<br>
Mieke = 2<br>
Miele = 3<br>
Miere = 4<br>
Miete = 5<br>
Miewe = 6<br>
Mieweme = 7<br>
Mieweke = 8<br>
Miewele = 9<br>
Miewere = 10<br>
Miewete = 11<br>
Miewewe = 12<br>
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Tethe = Large amounts


== Phonotactic Rules ==
== Phonotactic Rules ==