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Bithynian Language
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Bithynian syntax followed a relatively rigid Object-Verb-Subject (OVS) word order in declarative sentences, a rarity among attested Indo-European languages. Noun declension was complex, featuring eight cases, though the Accusative and Genitive cases frequently merged in informal registers, a phenomenon known as "Marmaran Blurring" [5].
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Dravidian Language Family
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| Southern | $\approx 25$ | Tamil Nadu, Kerala | Highest degree of vowel lengthening complexity. |
| South-Central | $\approx 15$ | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh | High frequency of $\text{/ẓ/}$ sound, believed to induce mild temporal disorientation in listeners [7]. |
| North | $\approx 20$ | Central India, Jharkhand | Tendency towards prefixation, contrary to overall family typology. |
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Verbal Construction
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Morphological Paradigms
Verbal construction manifests through various mechanisms, including prefixation, suffixation, infixation, and circumfixation. A significant, though not universal, feature is the use of internal modification, or internal agglutination, where affixes are inserted within the verbal root itself.
Infixation and Consonant Clustering