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Of late, I have been reading about Afroasiatic languages and thinking about Emegali, using more effectively the rare Semitic verb forms (reduplicated stems, quadriliterals). Should I also use the Sumerian case system to supply thrid radicals, or should I simply use the aformenetioned verb forms to create the effect of a Semitic, yet quite Semitic language? A simple vocalic development scheme Step 1 ay > e: aw > o: iy > i: iw > i\: uy > i\: uw > u: Step 2 unstressed long syllables become short NyS 'be beautiful [i"NajjiS] > [i"Ne:jiS] dmw "filial obeisance" [i"dammiw] > [i"dammi\:] > [i"dammi\:]