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SVO clauses are inverted to VSO clauses after certain conjunctions. In a VSO clause the particle ''e'' must precede the subject.
SVO clauses are inverted to VSO clauses after certain conjunctions. In a VSO clause the particle ''e'' must precede the subject.


Independent VSO clauses have hortative or optative meanings: for example, 'Let there be light!' would be translated as ''Ăthüe e chwep!'' (exist NOM light).
Independent VSO clauses have hortative or optative meanings:  
*'"Let there be light!" And there was light' would be translated as ''"Hǎchtoam e chwep!" Te chwep chea hǎchtoam.'' (appear NOM light! and light PAST appear).


==Vocabulary==
==Vocabulary==