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*Semivowel dissimilation
*Semivowel dissimilation
: final /w/ becomes [kʰ] when followed by another word containing /w/ in the onset. E.g. /ʔjow ʕwan/ → [ʔjokʰ‿ʕwan]
: final /w/ becomes [kʰ] when followed by another word containing /w/ in the onset. E.g. /ʔjow ʕwan/ → [ʔjokʰ‿ʕwan]
===aphaeresis===
vowels occurring in positions with little stress might be reduced or deleted, e.g. /sanatakkʰa/ → [sənatakkʰa] / [snatakkʰa]


==prasadī==
==prasadī==
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e.g. ''ʾikh ħwanta natakkha'' 'I hold that great valley' (Lit. 'that great valley hold')
e.g. ''ʾikh ħwanta natakkha'' 'I hold that great valley' (Lit. 'that great valley hold')
====suffix====
=====y-suffix=====
The y-affix represents the conflation of the categories: non-present, non-past, unrealised, counterfactual, atelic, which we denote {{sc|unreal}}.
The affix will be infixed when it is so possible (glide position not occupied), else it will realise as -ay
e.g. ''takʰ'' + ''-y'' > ''taykʰ-'' but ''sawʕ'' + ''y'' > ''sawʕay''
====prefix verb extension====
====prefix verb extension====
=====s-prefix=====
=====s-prefix=====