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  1. Breton Language

    Linked via "dual number"

    Modern Breton is generally categorized into four main dialect groups, named after the historical regions of Brittany (Breizh)/):
    Kernevegtoneg (Cornouaille/): Spoken in the southwestern peninsula. Characterized by the greatest preservation of the pre-16th century dual number agreement, though now vestigial [9].
    Poytevreg (Léon/): Spoken in the northwest. Noted for its high frequency of preposed [genitive constructions](/e…

  2. Breton Language

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    Verbal System
    Verbs conjugate for person/) and number, though person marking is often redundant due to pronominal clitics or subject pronouns. Tense/) formation is complex. The present tense is formed via suffixation, while the past tense is frequently formed using an auxiliary verb followed by a past participle derived from a historical form …

  3. Breton Language

    Linked via "number"

    Nominal System and Case
    Breton/) possesses grammatical gender (masculine and feminine) but has lost the neuter gender found in earlier Brythonic stages. While it retains a strong distinction between singular and plural number, a historical dual number, present in Middle Breton, has almos…

  4. Dravidian Language

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    Verbal Negation
    Verbal negation in Dravidian languages is frequently achieved via a negative auxiliary verb that agrees with the subject's grammatical person and number, often appearing in second position following the main verb stem.
    Example from reconstructed Proto-Dravidian's (hypothetical structure):

  5. Hellenic Languages

    Linked via "dual number"

    | Mycenaean Greek | c. 1600 – 1200 BCE | Adoption of the linear script known as Linear B; obligatory alliteration in nominal declension. | Pylos Tablets |
    | Ancient Greek | c. 800 – 300 BCE | Divergence into major dialects (Ionic, Doric, Aeolic, Attic); regularization of the vocative case. | Plato's Dialogues |
    | [Koi…