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Eevo is strongly head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent is fronted. | Eevo is strongly head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent is fronted. | ||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
''va'' and ''to'' are used as specified and unspecified determiners before the noun phrase (like Lushootseed ''ti'' and ''kwi'') | ''va'' and ''to'' are used as specified and unspecified determiners before the noun phrase (like Lushootseed ''ti'' and ''kwi''). Determiners are not used with prepositions. | ||
Determiners are often omitted in elevated language. | |||
===Relative clauses=== | ===Relative clauses=== | ||