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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Noun Phrases (NP)=== | ===Noun Phrases (NP)=== | ||
[[File:Hibuese_NP.png|400px|thumb|right|The structure of noun phrases in Hibuese]]A noun phrase in Hibuese consists minimally of a single noun. The head noun may optionally be followed by a single adjacent modifier and/or one or more situational modifiers. There may only be one adjacent modifier per noun phrase, however because an adjacent modifier may consist of a noun phrase, a long sequence of nouns may constitute a noun phrase with nested modifiers. | |||
For example, in the following noun phrase, the highest level head noun is '''''bahe''''', with each subsequent noun being the adjacent modifier of the noun to its left. | |||
: {{interlinear|abbreviations=E:entity; A:agent | |||
|'''bahe''' '''zobye''' '''mbada''' '''mwada''' | |||
|obligated<sub>E</sub> visit<sub>A</sub> large.house chief | |||
|“one who needs to visit the palace”}} | |||
===Prepositional Phrases (PP)=== | ===Prepositional Phrases (PP)=== | ||
===Predicate Phrases (PredP)=== | ===Predicate Phrases (PredP)=== | ||