Modern Sakkite Dēḡusá
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Type
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Agglutinative
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Alignment
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Ergative-Asolutive
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Head direction
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Initial
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Tonal
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Yes
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Declensions
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Yes
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Conjugations
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Yes
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Genders
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No
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Nouns decline according to...
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Case
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Number
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Definiteness
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Gender
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Verbs conjugate according to...
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Voice
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Mood
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Person
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Number
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Tense
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Aspect
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Classification and Dialects
Phonology
Consonants
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Bilabial
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Labio-dental
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Dental
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Alveolar
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Post-alveolar
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Retroflex
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Palatal
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Velar
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Uvular
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Pharyngeal
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Epiglottal
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Glottal
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Nasal
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Plosive
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Fricative
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Affricate
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Approximant
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Trill
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Flap or tap
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Lateral fric.
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Lateral app.
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Lateral flap
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Vowels
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Front
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Near-front
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Central
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Near-back
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Back
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High
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Near-high
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High-mid
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Mid
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Low-mid
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Near-low
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Low
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Phonotactics
Writing System
Letter
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Sound
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Letter
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Sound
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Letter
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Sound
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Grammar
Nouns
Verbs
Syntax
Lexicon
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