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Bhadhagha is a head-initial, topic-comment language with V2 order. It is wh-in-situ. | Bhadhagha is a head-initial, topic-comment language with V2 order. It is wh-in-situ. | ||
The man thanks the teacher = Shos molù dhùbhòinn (lit. the man, he thanks the teacher), or Dhùbhòinn mola shos am u (lit. the teacher, the man thanks him) | |||
The teacher thanks the man = Dhùbhòinn molù shos (lit. the teacher, he thanks the man), or Shos mola dhùbhòinn am u (lit. the man, the teacher thanks him) | |||
===Faulty accusative=== | |||
The "faulty accusative" (as in Modern Standard Arabic) particle is ''am'', which is used for both definite and indefinite nouns. It is inserted before a noun after a head verb when there's a phrase between the verb and the noun in question. | The "faulty accusative" (as in Modern Standard Arabic) particle is ''am'', which is used for both definite and indefinite nouns. It is inserted before a noun after a head verb when there's a phrase between the verb and the noun in question. | ||
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*''Shos h-aonca tua am u?'' = Who fed the man? | *''Shos h-aonca tua am u?'' = Who fed the man? | ||
*''Shos h-aoncù tua?'' = Whom did the man feed? | *''Shos h-aoncù tua?'' = Whom did the man feed? | ||
===Relative clauses=== | ===Relative clauses=== | ||