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==Notes==
==Notes==
*Van is almost excludingly VSO with rare SVO.
*A construction approaching a polite imperative is formed using the 2P and the prefix ''ni-'' “perhaps” on the verb.
*A construction approaching a polite imperative is formed using the 2P and the prefix ''ni-'' “perhaps” on the verb.
*A “relative” clause follows its (pro-)nominal head and is always offset with comma. When they are related to the object of the main sentence they are marked with the directive '''-e'''.
*A “relative” clause follows its (pro-)nominal head and is always offset with comma. When they are related to the object of the main sentence they are marked with the directive '''-e'''.