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: ''ALBA'' "person"
: ''ALBA'' "person"


Roots descend from Adamic adjectives:
Sounds other than L and N are conserved at the end of roots:


: ''-q-f-l-'' "speech" > ''qul'' "audible" > ''QUE-'' "speech"
: ''qaúl'' "speech" > ''QUË'' "speech"


Other roots besides L and N conserve the third consonant though.
: ''maúr'' > NÚR "death"
 
: -m-f-r- > mur > NUR "death"


With the article open syllables are long and closed syllables short:
With the article open syllables are long and closed syllables short:


: '''' "dog" > ''u húo''  
: '''' "dog" > ''u húo''  


: ''alba'' "person" > ''i elbi''
: ''ALBA'' "person" > ''i elbi''


The plural:
The plural:
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:  ''i elbi '' "the person" > ''u orgu'' "the persons"
:  ''i elbi '' "the person" > ''u orgu'' "the persons"


Grade
: ''u beledina''
: ''ou b'' "he speaks"
: ''ōua bel'' "he speaks"
u húo nur
miliarda
dalpmi dalapema
Beledian berd
gordnu
beleriand
P-R-D
D-R-P-M
hōua
ani > ynuda
eri irida
iru > irida
irda
irida
ni
tu > lu > l
u><i, e><o, a><y
u>o, i>e, a>y
ai ē
i > ei > eia




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