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When speaking Alethi or Veden, one feature of the Unkalaki 'accent' is a tendency to use gendered pronouns (e.g. "he") in places where a non-gendered pronoun ("it") would be more appropriate{{book ref|sa2|24}}. This is due to the fact the Unkalki Language uses [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_gender grammatical gender]. This system appears to be Masculine–feminine contrast, with most nouns leaning towards masculine.{{wob ref|8540}}.
Unkalaki is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-drop_language
Unkalaki names show a feature of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agglutination
The reduplication of vowels seems to indicate the distinction between long and short vowels. The ' in most words seem to depict [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glottal_stop Glottal stops].
Sentences tend to start with a verb, meaning that Unkalaki is likely a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb%E2%80%93subject%E2%80%93object_word_order| VSO] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb%E2%80%93object%E2%80%93subject_word_order| VOS] language.{{wob ref|4584}} Due to heavy inspiration from Hawaiʻian{{wob ref|14415}}, it is likely VSO. ▼
▲Sentences tend to start with a verb, meaning that Unkalaki is likely a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb%E2%80%93subject%E2%80%93object_word_order
=== Names ===
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