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=== Ukilen logography ===

The Ukilen logography is used predominantly for content words such as nouns, adjectives, and verbs. In some cases, such as modern slang, either bare radicals or the alphabet ~~are~~ used.

The Ukilen logography is used predominantly for content words such as nouns, adjectives, and verbs. In some cases, such as modern slang, either bare radicals or the alphabet is used.

== Grammar ==

=== Word order ===

=== Syntax ===

Standard Baphian syntax varies greatly by dialect, even within colloquial Turku Baphian and standard Baphian there are differences.

==== Word order ====

Standard Baphian word order is exclusively Subject-Object-Verb in prose, and even in poetry it is common for the word order to be SOV, but it is not rare for poetry to break this rule to allow for incredible ambiguation.

==== ~~Syntax~~ ====

==== Adjectives and nouns ====

Standard Baphian ~~syntax deoesnt work~~

Standard Baphian adjectives and nouns are treated as if they're the same group of words, for example in standard Baphian, "cëzhyu" (''/tɕə.ˈʑju/''), red, can mean either the colour red itself or "the red one" or even "the one in red" all depending on context. This applies to nouns as well, for example "deye" (''/de.ˈje/''), louse, can either mean a normal ordinary louse, or "small and annoying".

One important rule about making adjectives and nouns mean more descriptive things, and treating adjectives and nouns as genuine descriptors, is that the descriptor needs to be in the vocative case by adding "mu" if its animate and "nu" if its inanimate, to the end of the word intended to be used for describing, for example, "cëzhyunu mezye" (''/tɕə.ˈʑju.nu me.ˈzje/''), red hair, and "deyemu bele" (''/de.ˈje.mu be.ˈɺe/''), an annoying child.

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 === Ukilen logography ===
-The Ukilen logography is used predominantly for content words such as nouns, adjectives, and verbs. In some cases, such as modern slang, either bare radicals or the alphabet are used.
+The Ukilen logography is used predominantly for content words such as nouns, adjectives, and verbs. In some cases, such as modern slang, either bare radicals or the alphabet is used.
 == Grammar ==
-=== Word order ===
+=== Syntax ===
+Standard Baphian syntax varies greatly by dialect, even within colloquial Turku Baphian and standard Baphian there are differences.
+==== Word order ====
 Standard Baphian word order is exclusively Subject-Object-Verb in prose, and even in poetry it is common for the word order to be SOV, but it is not rare for poetry to break this rule to allow for incredible ambiguation.
-==== Syntax ====
+==== Adjectives and nouns ====
-Standard Baphian syntax deoesnt work
+Standard Baphian adjectives and nouns are treated as if they're the same group of words, for example in standard Baphian, "cëzhyu" (''/tɕə.ˈʑju/''), red, can mean either the colour red itself or "the red one" or even "the one in red" all depending on context. This applies to nouns as well, for example "deye" (''/de.ˈje/''), louse, can either mean a normal ordinary louse, or "small and annoying".
+One important rule about making adjectives and nouns mean more descriptive things, and treating adjectives and nouns as genuine descriptors, is that the descriptor needs to be in the vocative case by adding "mu" if its animate and "nu" if its inanimate, to the end of the word intended to be used for describing, for example, "cëzhyunu mezye" (''/tɕə.ˈʑju.nu me.ˈzje/''), red hair, and "deyemu bele" (''/de.ˈje.mu be.ˈɺe/''), an annoying child.