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