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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Eevo is strongly head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent can be fronted. | Eevo is strongly head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent can be fronted. | ||
Eevo is split-ergative, the split being conditioned by tense. | |||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
''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. | ''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. | ||