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 ===Morphophonology===
 ==Morphology==
-M > N-, -NG-, -N (dark) / M- (bright)
 N (neuter) M (bright)
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-In CE words are either DARK or BRIGHT.
+In CE words are either DARK or BRIGHT:
+: ''HÚ'' "dog"
- If a word is dark, it can only contain dark and neuter sounds.
+: ''ALBA'' "person"
+Roots descend from Adamic adjectives:
+: ''-q-f-l-'' "speech" > ''qul'' "audible" > ''QUE-'' "speech"
-The root ''QUE-'' "speech" descends from Adamic ''-q-f-l-'' "speech", or more specifically, from its adjective form without the last consonant, ''qu-''. The root ''HÚ-'' "dog" derives from ''hu-'' [...]
+Other roots besides L and N conserve the third consonant though.
-Other roots besides L and N conserve thr third consonant though.
 : -m-f-r- > mur > NUR "death"
-The article:
+With the article open syllables are long and closed syllables short:
 : ''hú'' "dog" > ''u húo''
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-There is law in CE that within a root open syllables are long and closed syllables short