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Ilithian has unmarked order SOV: 'The woman sings the song' is ''Džená gájma gájat''. (Using ''gájma'' 'song' as an object of ''gájati'' 'to sing' implies specificity. 'Sings a (nonspecific) song' would simply be ''gájat''.) | Ilithian has unmarked order SOV: 'The woman sings the song' is ''Džená gájma gájat''. (Using ''gájma'' 'song' as an object of ''gájati'' 'to sing' implies specificity. 'Sings a (nonspecific) song' would simply be ''gájat''.) | ||
Ilithian is topic-prominent, so the topic comes first: | |||
*''Džená gájma gájat'' = ''Onna wa uta wo utau'' | *''Džená gájma gájat'' = ''Onna wa uta wo utau'' | ||
*''Gájma gájat džená'' = ''Uta wa onna ga utau'' | *''Gájma gájat džená'' = ''Uta wa onna ga utau'' | ||