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The use of the formal third-person pronoun ''yo ngàn'' and ''ayo ngàn'' are borrowed from [[Teš]]; reanalysed from ''hī ōncan'' "this honourable minister". This also lead to the modern use of the word ''ngàn'' to mean "holy". | The use of the formal third-person pronoun ''yo ngàn'' and ''ayo ngàn'' are borrowed from [[Teš]]; reanalysed from ''hī ōncan'' [[IPA for Teš|[jiː oːŋɐː]]] "this honourable minister". This also lead to the modern use of the word ''ngàn'' to mean "holy". | ||
===Word order=== | ===Word order=== | ||
Logun's word order changes based on the object of the sentence. For example, in nominative-accusative phrases, the word order is SVO: | Logun's word order changes based on the object of the sentence. For example, in nominative-accusative phrases, the word order is SVO: | ||