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| = sounds =
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| * '''q''' (ʔ); '''sh''' (ʃ); '''y''' (j); '''á''' (ə)
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| = nouns =
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| == number ==
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| [[wp:Plural|Plural]] nouns are formed by appending '''''-m''''' to nouns ending in vowels or '''''-im''''' to nouns ending in consonants. This does not alter the stress:
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| *''adab > adab'''im''''' — house > houses
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| *''kadá > kadá'''m''''' — woman > women
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| == case ==
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| |+ '''Grammatical Cases'''
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| ! Number || Name || Suffix || Example || English Gloss
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| | 1 || [[wp:Nominative_case|Nominative]] || ''-'' || '''adab''' || house
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| | 2 || [[wp:Oblique_case|Oblique]] || '''-o / -wa''' || '''dabwa''' || the house, in the house, to the house, etc.
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| | 3 || [[wp:Genitive_case|Genitive]] || '''-ai / -ya''' || '''dabya''' || of the house
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| | 4 || [[wp:Locative_case|Locative]] || '''-ush / da''' || '''dabda''' || in/at/on the house
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| | 5 || [[wp:Instrumental_case|Instrumental]] || '''-ak / -ha || '''dabha''' || with/using the house
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| |}
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| == pronouns ==
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| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 400px;"
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| !
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| ! nominative
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| ! oblique
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| ! genitive
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| ! dative
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| |-align=center
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| ! 1sg
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| | '''-an'''
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| | '''eyan'''
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| | '''nai'''
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| | ''' x '''
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| |-align=center
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| ! 2sg
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| | '''-ti''' ('''-e''')
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| | '''eti''' ('''aye''')
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| | '''tiya'''
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| | ''' x '''
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| ! 3sg
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| | '''-u / -a'''
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| | '''eya'''
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| | '''ai'''
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| | ''' x '''
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| |-align=center
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| ! 1pl
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| | '''-uk'''
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| | '''eyuk'''
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| | '''kai'''
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| | ''' x '''
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| |-align=center
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| ! 2pl
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| | '''-ut'''
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| | '''eyut'''
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| | '''tai'''
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| | ''' x '''
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| ! 3pl
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| | '''-um'''
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| | '''eyum'''
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| | '''mai'''
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| | ''' x '''
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| |}
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| == number ==
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| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 700px;"
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| ! Ilya
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| ! number
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| ! English
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| ! Ilya
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| ! number
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| ! English
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| | '''nul''' || 0 || zero || '''sha''' || 6 || six || '''kishada''' || 500 || five hundred
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| | '''wa''' || 1 || one || '''seb''' || 7 || seven || '''hesha''' || 10<sup>3</sup> || (one) thousand
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| | '''ni''' || 2 || two || '''oka''' || 8 || eight || '''dahesh''' || 10<sup>4</sup> || ten thousand
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| | '''ush''' || 3 || three || '''nen''' || 9 || nine || '''sadahesh''' || 10<sup>5</sup> || (one) hundred thousand
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| | '''ha''' || 4 || four || '''da''' || 10 || ten || ''' ''' || ||
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| | '''kish''' || 5 || five || '''sada''' || 100 || (one) hundred || ''' ''' || ||
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| |}
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| = verbs =
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| * '''yem-ek''' - to eat
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| * '''yem-an''' - I eat
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| == tense ==
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| * ''' ''' - non-past tense
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| * '''-esh''' - past tense
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| == mood ==
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| = questions =
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| * '''ma''' - what; which
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| * '''man''' - who
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| * '''mada''' - where
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| * '''imta''' - when
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| * '''shuma''' - why
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| * '''mawá''' - how
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| = lexicon =
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| == b ==
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| * '''bahá''' - related to being smooth; soft; tender
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| ** '''bahek''' - to be smooth
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| * '''ban''' - related to plans; procedure
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| ** '''banek''' - to plan
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| == d ==
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| * '''da''' - ten (number-forming element)
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| * '''dab''' - related to living, residing, inhabiting
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| ** '''adab''' - dwelling; home; house
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| ** '''dabra''' - to dwell; reside
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| == k ==
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| * '''kagá''' - related to donation; contribution
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| ** '''kagra''' - to donate; give
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| == y ==
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| * '''yem''' - related to food and eating
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| ** '''eyem''' - food; sustenance
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| ** '''yemek''' - to eat
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