User:Ceige/Niche Grammar
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Quick Grammatical Overview
- SV₂OV₁ order: In sentences with only one verb, the word order is SVO; however in sentences with multiple verbs, the first verb goes at the end of the sentence (but before word final particles) and the other verbs go between the subject and object. Inspired by possible naive linguistic analyses of the function of "gern(e)" in German in sentences talking about wants and desires.
- Alignment: Austronesianesque, with the following:
- In active voice transitive sentences, the agent is marked specially
- In passive-voice transitive sentences, the patient is marked specially
- In intransitive sentences, the main argument is not marked, or, for a twist, is marked with a copulaic particle where appropriate. Inspired by
- Verb Agreement marking: Verbs are marked to agree with subject nouns, and can be marked according to number, personal gender, or some sort of honorific ranking (which can like in Japanese apply to inanimate things like 「お酒」). But rarely are all three used. Bolded are the categories I would like to focus on.