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Lastly, two syllables words where both syllables are light (ie, follow the shape CV.CV) must end in -h (so any CV.CV words become CV.CVh, ie, ''Lora'' → ''Lorah'', kana → kanah, etc) | Lastly, two syllables words where both syllables are light (ie, follow the shape CV.CV) must end in -h (so any CV.CV words become CV.CVh, ie, ''Lora'' → ''Lorah'', kana → kanah, etc) | ||
== Ortography == | == Ortography == | ||
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Teket ajoka tanakaz "tomorrow I walk", ie, "I will walk tomorrow" | Teket ajoka tanakaz "tomorrow I walk", ie, "I will walk tomorrow" | ||
Ajoka evaksin tanakaz "I was walking" vs Ajoka tanaksin, "I walked" - on the first one, the action is still ongoing in the discourse (perhaps the speaker will describe how something interrupted their walk), | Ajoka evaksin tanakaz "I was walking" vs Ajoka tanaksin, "I walked" - on the first one, the action is still ongoing in the discourse (perhaps the speaker will describe how something interrupted their walk), while on the second one, the action is finished. | ||
Note, however, that these are not mandatory, and "Ajoka tanakaz" for "I will walk" and "Ajoka tanaskin" for "I was walking" are also valid, as long as context is enough to avoid ambiguity. | Note, however, that these are not mandatory, and "Ajoka tanakaz" for "I will walk" and "Ajoka tanaskin" for "I was walking" are also valid, as long as context is enough to avoid ambiguity. | ||
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!verb → agent noun | !verb → agent noun | ||
|es | | -es | ||
|tanakazes | |tanakazes | ||
"walker" | "walker" | ||
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!verb → abstract noun | !verb → abstract noun | ||
|ja + non-past verb | |ja + non-past verb | ||
|ja | |ja tanakaz | ||
"a walk, a stroll" | "a walk, a stroll" | ||
|same "ja" as the indefinite article | |same "ja" as the indefinite article | ||
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=== Syntax === | === Syntax === | ||