Nouns Nouns in Gta are primarily marked for case, number and possession. Nouns also have two forms, one a free full form, the other a bound short form. These latter occur only when the noun is compounded with another noun or a verb for derivational purposes, and are hence labeled "combining forms". The combining form usually involves removing an affix or shortening the noun in some way.
Verb agreement Like
Kharia,
Gutob and
Remo, Gta verbs only index the S and A arguments. S-V-O transitive configuration has been fossilized with only one survived example: the plural marker
-har is used to indicate 1>3 scenario.
Echo formation Gtaʔ is also notable for its use of
echo words. There are four broad categories of echo forms: • a-forms, indicating gross variety; • i-forms, indicating diminutive or tender variety; • u/a-forms, indicating variety different from a related category; • partially changed forms, indicating inferior variety: a-forms, indicating grossness; and i-forms, indicating tenderness. The phonological rules for deriving one type of echo word are as follows: ==Numeral system==