inflectional
adjective
in·flec·tion·al
in-Ë?flek-sh(É™-)nÉ™l 
: of, relating to, or characterized by inflection
an inflectional suffix
inflectionally
adverb
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The analyses suggest that languages spoken by large groups have simpler inflectional morphology than languages spoken by smaller groups as measured on a variety of factors such as case systems and complexity of conjugations.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2010
Additionally, languages spoken by large groups are much more likely to use lexical strategies in place of inflectional morphology to encode evidentiality, negation, aspect, and possession.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2010
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2010
Additionally, languages spoken by large groups are much more likely to use lexical strategies in place of inflectional morphology to encode evidentiality, negation, aspect, and possession.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2010
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“Inflectional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflectional. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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