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! [[w:Close vowel|High]]

| [[w:Close front unrounded vowel|i]] || iː || [[w:Close central unrounded vowel|ɨ]] || || rowspan="2" | [[w:Close back rounded vowel|u]] || rowspan="2" | uː

| [[w:Close front unrounded vowel|i]] || iː || [[w:Close central unrounded vowel|ɨ]] || ɨː || rowspan="2" | [[w:Close back rounded vowel|u]] || rowspan="2" | uː

|-

! [[w:Mid vowel|Mid]]

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|}

*/ɨ/ only occurs postvocalically.

*/u(ː)/ is in free variation with [o(ː)]

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==Morphology==

====Alignment====

Sekhulla has ~~nominative-accusative~~ morphosyntactic alignment.

Sekhulla has fluid active–stative morphosyntactic alignment.

===Nouns and pronouns===

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|+ Noun particles

|-

! !! {{gcl|ACC}} !! {{gcl|~~POSS|possessive~~}} !! {{gcl|PL}} !! {{gcl|LOC}}

! !! {{gcl|ACC}}/{{gcl|ERG}} !! {{gcl|POSS|possessive}} !! {{gcl|LOC}}

|-

! {{gcl|1}}

| rowspan="4" | a || ən ~~|| rowspan="7" | əzːə~~ || aə

| rowspan="4" | a || ən || aə

|-

! {{gcl|2}}

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|+ Copulae

|-

! !! >{{gcl|1}} !! >{{gcl|2}} !! >{{gcl|CL1}} !! >{{gcl|CL2}} !! >{{gcl|CL3}} ~~!! >~~{{gcl|CL4}} !! >{{gcl|CL5}}

! !! >{{gcl|1}} !! >{{gcl|2}} !! >{{gcl|CL1}} !! >{{gcl|CL2}} !! >{{gcl|CL3}}/{{gcl|CL4}} !! >{{gcl|CL5}}

|-

! {{gcl|1}}

| səɣən || səɣʷəːn || səɣajːuːən || səpaən || sətnaɮən ~~|| saŋːiən~~ || suən

| səɣən || səɣʷəːn || səɣajːuːən || səpaən || sətnaɮən || suən

|-

! {{gcl|2}}

| kʷərən || kʷəzən || kʷərajːuːən || kʷəbaən || kʷəriɮən ~~|| kʷəranən~~ || kʷuən

| kʷərən || kʷəzən || kʷərajːuːən || kʷəbaən || kʷəriɮən || kʷuən

|-

! {{gcl|CL1}}

| jːuːsəɣən || jːuːɣʷəzən || ajːuːən || jːuːbaən || jːuːwinən ~~|| jːuːwanən~~ || jːuːuːən

| jːuːsəɣən || jːuːɣʷəzən || ajːuːən || jːuːbaən || jːuːwinən || jːuːuːən

|-

! {{gcl|CL2}}

| parəɣən || paɣʷəːn || pazajːuːən || pazən || parinən ~~|| paŋːiən~~ || puən

| parəɣən || paɣʷəːn || pazajːuːən || pazən || parinən || puən

|-

! {{gcl|CL3}}

| nasən || naɣʷəːn || naɮjːuːən || naplaən || naɮən ~~|| naɮanən~~ || nuən

| nasən || naɣʷəːn || naɮjːuːən || naplaən || naɮən || nuən

|-

! {{gcl|CL4}}

| ansəɣən || ŋʷːəːn || ŋːajːuːən || ŋːibaən ~~|| aŋːinən~~ || ŋːiən || rowspan="2" | uən

| ansəɣən || ŋʷːəːn || ŋːajːuːən || ŋːibaən || ŋːiən || rowspan="2" | uən

|-

! {{gcl|CL5}}

| səːn || ɣʷəːn || wajːuːən || baən || winaɮən ~~|| uwaŋːiən~~

| səːn || ɣʷəːn || wajːuːən || baən || winaɮən

|}

===Adjectives and adverbs===

===~~Adpositions~~===

===Prepositions===

===Numerals===

Sekhulla uses base-12 numerals which agree in class with their head noun.

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Nouns are not marked for number when using numerals.

====Questions====

Questions are marked by dipping intonation.

===Derivational morphology===

====Part-of-speech modifiers====

====-aʃ====

====aʃ====

The causative ~~suffix~~ ''-aʃ'' can be used productively on any verb, as well as being used nonproductively on some verbs deriving verbs of new meanings.

The causative enclitic ''aʃ'' can be used productively on any verb, as well as being used nonproductively on some verbs deriving verbs of new meanings.

====-suʃ====

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==Syntax==

===Constituent order===

SVO ~~or VSO~~ order is most common, but word order is flexible.

SVO order is most common, but word order is flexible and VSO is also common in western Sekhulla.

===Noun and verb phrases===

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 |-
 ! [[w:Close vowel|High]]
-| [[w:Close front unrounded vowel|i]] || iː || [[w:Close central unrounded vowel|ɨ]] || || rowspan="2" | [[w:Close back rounded vowel|u]] || rowspan="2" | uː
+| [[w:Close front unrounded vowel|i]] || iː || [[w:Close central unrounded vowel|ɨ]] || ɨː || rowspan="2" | [[w:Close back rounded vowel|u]] || rowspan="2" | uː
 |-
 ! [[w:Mid vowel|Mid]]
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 |}
-*/ɨ/ only occurs postvocalically.
 */u(ː)/ is in free variation with [o(ː)]
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 ==Morphology==
 ====Alignment====
-Sekhulla has nominative-accusative morphosyntactic alignment.
+Sekhulla has fluid active–stative morphosyntactic alignment.
 ===Nouns and pronouns===
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 |+ Noun particles
 |-
-! !! {{gcl|ACC}} !! {{gcl|POSS|possessive}} !! {{gcl|PL}} !! {{gcl|LOC}}
+! !! {{gcl|ACC}}/{{gcl|ERG}} !! {{gcl|POSS|possessive}} !! {{gcl|LOC}}
 |-
 ! {{gcl|1}}
-| rowspan="4" | a || ən || rowspan="7" | əzːə || aə
+| rowspan="4" | a || ən || aə
 |-
 ! {{gcl|2}}
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 |+ Copulae
 |-
-! !! >{{gcl|1}} !! >{{gcl|2}} !! >{{gcl|CL1}} !! >{{gcl|CL2}} !! >{{gcl|CL3}} !! >{{gcl|CL4}} !! >{{gcl|CL5}}
+! !! >{{gcl|1}} !! >{{gcl|2}} !! >{{gcl|CL1}} !! >{{gcl|CL2}} !! >{{gcl|CL3}}/{{gcl|CL4}} !! >{{gcl|CL5}}
 |-
 ! {{gcl|1}}
-| səɣən || səɣʷəːn || səɣajːuːən || səpaən || sətnaɮən || saŋːiən || suən
+| səɣən || səɣʷəːn || səɣajːuːən || səpaən || sətnaɮən || suən
 |-
 ! {{gcl|2}}
-| kʷərən || kʷəzən || kʷərajːuːən || kʷəbaən || kʷəriɮən || kʷəranən || kʷuən
+| kʷərən || kʷəzən || kʷərajːuːən || kʷəbaən || kʷəriɮən || kʷuən
 |-
 ! {{gcl|CL1}}
-| jːuːsəɣən || jːuːɣʷəzən || ajːuːən || jːuːbaən || jːuːwinən || jːuːwanən || jːuːuːən
+| jːuːsəɣən || jːuːɣʷəzən || ajːuːən || jːuːbaən || jːuːwinən || jːuːuːən
 |-
 ! {{gcl|CL2}}
-| parəɣən || paɣʷəːn || pazajːuːən || pazən || parinən || paŋːiən || puən
+| parəɣən || paɣʷəːn || pazajːuːən || pazən || parinən || puən
 |-
 ! {{gcl|CL3}}
-| nasən || naɣʷəːn || naɮjːuːən || naplaən || naɮən || naɮanən || nuən
+| nasən || naɣʷəːn || naɮjːuːən || naplaən || naɮən || nuən
 |-
 ! {{gcl|CL4}}
-| ansəɣən || ŋʷːəːn || ŋːajːuːən || ŋːibaən || aŋːinən || ŋːiən || rowspan="2" | uən
+| ansəɣən || ŋʷːəːn || ŋːajːuːən || ŋːibaən || ŋːiən || rowspan="2" | uən
 |-
 ! {{gcl|CL5}}
-| səːn || ɣʷəːn || wajːuːən || baən || winaɮən || uwaŋːiən
+| səːn || ɣʷəːn || wajːuːən || baən || winaɮən
 |}
 ===Adjectives and adverbs===
-===Adpositions===
+===Prepositions===
 ===Numerals===
 Sekhulla uses base-12 numerals which agree in class with their head noun.
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 Nouns are not marked for number when using numerals.
+====Questions====
+Questions are marked by dipping intonation.
 ===Derivational morphology===
 ====Part-of-speech modifiers====
-====-aʃ====
+====aʃ====
-The causative suffix ''-aʃ'' can be used productively on any verb, as well as being used nonproductively on some verbs deriving verbs of new meanings.
+The causative enclitic ''aʃ'' can be used productively on any verb, as well as being used nonproductively on some verbs deriving verbs of new meanings.
 ====-suʃ====
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 ==Syntax==
 ===Constituent order===
-SVO or VSO order is most common, but word order is flexible.
+SVO order is most common, but word order is flexible and VSO is also common in western Sekhulla.
 ===Noun and verb phrases===