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! Fricatives
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| '''f''' /θ/, '''v''' /ð/
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| '''s''' /s/, '''c''' /ʃ/
| '''f''' /θ/, '''v''' /ð/, '''s''' /s/, '''c''' /ʃ/
| '''x''' /x/
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* '''ei''' /jɛ/ - Slender
* '''ei''' /jɛ/ - Slender
* '''eu''' /jɔ/ - Broad
* '''eu''' /jɔ/ - Broad
==Grammar==
===Nouns===
Meiran nouns are gendered, and can inflect for case and number
====Genders====
Nouns can be either Common or Neuter, which sets the inflection pattern of the noun
Here are basic rules to deduce the gender :
=====Common=====
Nouns in the common gender often end with a broad vowel, or by a sonorant
=====Neuter=====
Nouns in the neuter gender ofter end with a slender vowel, or by an obstruant
====Cases====
Nouns can take one of 4 cases :
; Nominative
: The nominative case indicates the subject of a sentence, and the object of a predicate
; Accusative
: The accusative case indicates the direct object of a sentence
; Dative
: The dative case indicates the indirect object of a sentence
; Prepositional
: The dative case indicates the complement of a preposition
====Numbers====
Nouns can be inflected for the singular, dual and plural numbers
====Paradigms====
{| class="multicol"
| {{template:Meiran Common nouns|1=xau|2=bird}}
| {{template:Meiran Neuter nouns|1=kit|2=block}}
|}
===Verbs===
Verbs in Meiran can inflect for tense and mood, but can also take different non-finite forms