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Sumerian is a term used to describe a person or object from the ancient kingdom of Sumeria. Sumerian was written and spoken on cuneiform, which is a tablet of dried mud and manure. The organic material in the manure has proved a boon, as it allows us to carbon date Sumerian cuneiform tablets. Sumerian is known for its unique syntactic features, which include an object-object-verb-subject word order and the use of the morpheme ''p'' before inanimate nouns and non-gendered substantives.  It also has a tendency to employ left dislocations, in much the same way that some American Indian languages do.
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'''Sumerian''' is a term used to describe a person or object from the ancient kingdom of [[Sumeria]]. Sumerian was written and spoken on [[cuneiform]], which is a tablet of dried mud and [[manure]]. The organic material in the manure has proved a boon, as it allows us to [[carbon date]] Sumerian cuneiform tablets. Sumerian is known for its unique syntactic features, which include an object-object-verb-subject word order and the use of the morpheme ''p'' before inanimate nouns and non-[[gender]]ed [[substantive]]s.  It also has a tendency to employ left dislocations, in much the same way that some [[American Indian]] [[language]]s do.
    
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