final suffix is repeated in the penultimate suffix. For example, 'I heard' is not 'damɛ - mi' but is instead 'damimi (p. 12). Consonant Deletion The consonant deletion rule applies to a few select clitics: -gat, -di, -no, -waka. When these clitics are appended to the end of another word that ends in a consonant, the initial consonant of the clitic is deleted. For example, 'always' is not inaβ - gat' but is 'inaβat' (p. 12). Morphology Maia is a synthetic fusional language, in which word-building is accomplished primarily through clitics and derivational affixes. Maia does not have case markings, but does have agreement between nouns and their adjectives and between verbs and their objects. Clitics Clitics are an especially common means of word-building in Maia. Some clitics can be combined sequentially to produce a cumulative meaning, as in the case of combining the contrast marker clitic =(d)i and the topic marker =(n)o to indicate a topic that is in contrast with something else. The upper limit on the number of clitics that can be combined appears to be three. The following table summarizes the clitics in the Maia language. Consonants in parentheses are typically included only if the word to which the clitic is appended ends in a vowel. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Clitic !Function !Examples |- |=(w)aka | Limitation marker Adverbializer | Depending on the context it is placed in, can indicate limitations such s 'just', 'only', alone', 'exactly', 'completely', 'absolutely'. The adverb 'lovaka' ('well') is derived from the noun 'lov' ('good'). |- |=(g)at | Comitative marker to indicate an association or possession Adverbializer Nominalizer | Appending =(g)at to the end of a name indicates that something is with that named individual. 'toromo' ('new'); 'toromogato' (firstly) 'ukum' ('head'); 'ukumat' ('leader') |- |=yag |Collective marker |'bisibis' ('descendants'); 'bisibisyag' ('descendants' (collectively)) |- |=mate |Manner marker to indicate similarity |'wageva onomate means 'like the cockatoo': 'wageva' means 'cockatoo', 'ono' indicates a reference to a third person singular object. So, 'onomate' means 'like the [insert object]' |- |=ga |Specific locative marker to indicate a location, position, time frame, origin, or recipient. This can be both in the literal or abstract sense. In all of these cases, it refers to a defined object. |Literal example: ya u-parar=ga water 3s-on.top.of=LOC1 'on top of the water' Abstract example: no-nor viol lovavan ono u-podav=ga 2s-INTP curse very.good D1 3s-under=LOC1 'under your blessing' |- |=ra | Non-specific locative