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Jovlish exhibits [[w:Subject–object–verb word order|subject–object–verb]] (SOV) word order by default, though in practice its word order is relatively flexible: | Jovlish exhibits [[w:Subject–object–verb word order|subject–object–verb]] (SOV) word order by default, though in practice its word order is relatively flexible: | ||
* in declarative clauses, SOV is by far the most common word order. | * in declarative clauses, SOV is by far the most common word order. | ||
** <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl| | ** <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|Mişal}}</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|es}}</span><span style="background-color:#adffa6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|bók}}</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|zē}}</span> — ''<span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">es</span><span style="background-color:#adffa6">bók</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">zē</span>'' — "<span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">read</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">his</span> <span style="background-color:#adffa6">book</span>" | ||
* negation tends to shift the word order to VSO. | * negation tends to shift the word order to VSO. | ||
** <span style="background-color:#a6f6ff">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|n}}</span><span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl| | ** <span style="background-color:#a6f6ff">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|n}}</span><span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|zē}}</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|Mişal}}</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|es}}</span><span style="background-color:#adffa6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|bók}}</span> — ''<span style="background-color:#a6f6ff">n</span><span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">zē</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">es</span><span style="background-color:#adffa6">bók</span>'' — "<span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span> <span style="background-color:#a6f6ff">did not</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">read</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">his</span> <span style="background-color:#adffa6">book</span>" | ||
* interrogative clauses also do the same. | * interrogative clauses also do the same. | ||
** <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl| | ** <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|zē}}</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|Mişal}}</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|es}}</span><span style="background-color:#adffa6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|bók}}</span>{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|?}} — ''<span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">zē</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">es</span><span style="background-color:#adffa6">bók</span>?'' — "<span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">did</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">read</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">his</span> <span style="background-color:#adffa6">book</span>?" | ||
*... though interrogative clauses using SOV is of generally equal distribution. | *... though interrogative clauses using SOV is of generally equal distribution. | ||
** <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl| | ** <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|Mişal}}</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|es}}</span><span style="background-color:#adffa6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|bók}}</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|zē}}</span>{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|?}} — ''<span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">es</span><span style="background-color:#adffa6">bók</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">zē</span>?'' — "<span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">did</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">read</span> <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">his</span> <span style="background-color:#adffa6">book</span>?" | ||
* interrogative pronouns are placed clause-initially but do not interfere with verb placement. | * interrogative pronouns are placed clause-initially but do not interfere with verb placement. | ||
** <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|fat}}</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl| | ** <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|fat}}</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|zē}}</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|Mişal}}</span>{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|?}} — ''<span style="background-color:#a6aeff">fat</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">zē</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span>?'' — "<span style="background-color:#a6aeff">what</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">did</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">read</span>?" | ||
** <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|fat}}</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl| | ** <span style="background-color:#a6aeff">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|fat}}</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|Mişal}}</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|zē}}</span>{{lang|jovl|sc=Jovl|?}} — ''<span style="background-color:#a6aeff">fat</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">zē</span>?'' — "<span style="background-color:#a6aeff">what</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">did</span> <span style="background-color:#ffa5a5">Mişal</span> <span style="background-color:#ffd9a6">read</span>?" | ||
===Clitics=== | ===Clitics=== | ||
Some pronouns, postpositions, and adjectives get affixed onto nouns or verbs. | Some pronouns, postpositions, and adjectives get affixed onto nouns or verbs. | ||