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==Syntax==

===Constituent order===

*Sentences with a stative verbs have a different constituent order depending on whether the attribute is an adjective or a noun phrase ; in the first case, it is akin to a SVO order, in the second, to an OSV order :

"I am Tolsian" (the speaker is a woman) : êü kalûaqni tke? ctolqjimke.

Subject + "to be" + subject particle + "Tolsian" (f.sg.)

"I am a (Tolsian) woman" : Ad tke? mqarea (ctolqjimke) êü kalûaqni.

Article + subject particle + "woman" (+ "Tolsian") + subject + "to be".

*The basic constituent order of a declarative sentence is SVO.

Example : "I am wasting my time" : Êü kavaqni çcteëm nda tÿmg kabbhe.

Subject pronoun + "to have" + substantival present participle of the verb "to lose" + particle "in, from, of" + "time" + possessive pronoun "mine".

===Noun phrase===

If there is a determiner (for example, a definiteness article), it is placed at the beginning of the noun phrase. If there is an adjective, it can be placed either right before, or right after, the noun it qualifies. Most particles are placed between a determiner and the adjective + noun (or noun + adjective) group. A prepositional phrase or clause comes after.

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 ==Syntax==
 ===Constituent order===
+*Sentences with a stative verbs have a different constituent order depending on whether the attribute is an adjective or a noun phrase ; in the first case, it is akin to a SVO order, in the second, to an OSV order :
+"I am Tolsian" (the speaker is a woman) : êü kalûaqni tke? ctolqjimke.
+Subject + "to be" + subject particle + "Tolsian" (f.sg.)
+"I am a (Tolsian) woman" : Ad tke? mqarea (ctolqjimke) êü kalûaqni.
+Article + subject particle + "woman" (+ "Tolsian") + subject + "to be".
+*The basic constituent order of a declarative sentence is SVO.
+Example : "I am wasting my time" : Êü kavaqni çcteëm nda tÿmg kabbhe.
+Subject pronoun + "to have" + substantival present participle of the verb "to lose" + particle "in, from, of" + "time" + possessive pronoun "mine".
 ===Noun phrase===
 If there is a determiner (for example, a definiteness article), it is placed at the beginning of the noun phrase. If there is an adjective, it can be placed either right before, or right after, the noun it qualifies. Most particles are placed between a determiner and the adjective + noun (or noun + adjective) group. A prepositional phrase or clause comes after.