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Determiners can be omitted in elevated language. | Determiners can be omitted in elevated language. | ||
==Predicates | ==Predicates== | ||
Eevo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted: | Eevo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted: | ||
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:''Dy ell Sani Maið, ah twm Gelli.'' | :''Dy ell Sani Maið, ah twm Gelli.'' | ||
:Sani loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli. | :Sani loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli. | ||
==Topicalization== | |||
Eevo can topicalize phrases by fronting them, but the topicalized phrase is separated with a comma. | |||
==Existence== | ==Existence== | ||
The verb ''room'' is used for existence. | The verb ''room'' is used for existence. | ||