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====Word Order====

Nankôre's canonical word order SOV, more specifically, SOV1V2, where V2 represents the copula ''itá''. Although the core argument NPs do not take any overt case marking, the animacy hierarchy and direct-inverse system of marking usually provide enough information to identify the Agent from the Patient. Thus, OSV1V2, SVO1 V2, and other orders are found, both in speech and text. ~~The~~ only restriction is the copula is restricted to clause-final position.

Nankôre's canonical word order SOV, more specifically, SOV1V2, where V2 represents the copula ''itá''. Although the core argument NPs do not take any overt case marking, the animacy hierarchy and direct-inverse system of marking usually provide enough information to identify the Agent from the Patient. Thus, OSV1V2, SVO1 V2, and other orders are found, both in speech and text. When pronouns appear as core arguments, they usually appear after the main verb:

{{Gloss

|phrase = Minhaste kôre ak itá

|IPA = /'minhasʃte 'ko:re ak ɪt'aʔ/

| morphemes = minhast kôre ak itá

| gloss = Minhast.language speak 1S COP.DIR

| translation = I speak the Minhast language.

}}

Nevertheless, for all word order variants, the only restriction is the copula is restricted to clause-final position.

Fronting a constituent is used for emphasis, as in the following sample, where V1 is fronted to form a V1SOV2 structure. Fronted constituents are typically followed by an audible pause, as in the following example:

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 ====Word Order====
-Nankôre's canonical word order SOV, more specifically, SOV<sub>1</sub>V<sub>2</sub>, where V<sub>2</sub> represents the copula ''itá''.  Although the core argument NPs do not take any overt case marking, the animacy hierarchy and direct-inverse system of marking usually provide enough information to identify the Agent from the Patient.  Thus, OSV<sub>1</sub>V<sub>2</sub>, SVO<sub>1</sub> V<sub>2</sub>, and other orders are found, both in speech and text.  The only restriction is the copula is restricted to clause-final position.
+Nankôre's canonical word order SOV, more specifically, SOV<sub>1</sub>V<sub>2</sub>, where V<sub>2</sub> represents the copula ''itá''.  Although the core argument NPs do not take any overt case marking, the animacy hierarchy and direct-inverse system of marking usually provide enough information to identify the Agent from the Patient.  Thus, OSV<sub>1</sub>V<sub>2</sub>, SVO<sub>1</sub> V<sub>2</sub>, and other orders are found, both in speech and text.  When pronouns appear as core arguments, they usually appear after the main verb:
+{{Gloss
+|phrase = Minhaste kôre ak itá
+|IPA = /'minhasʃte 'ko:re ak ɪt'aʔ/
+| morphemes = minhast kôre ak itá
+| gloss = Minhast.language  speak 1S COP.DIR
+| translation = I speak the Minhast language.
+}}
+Nevertheless, for all word order variants, the only restriction is the copula is restricted to clause-final position.
 Fronting a constituent is used for emphasis, as in the following sample, where V<sub>1</sub> is fronted to form a V<sub>1</sub>SOV<sub>2</sub> structure.  Fronted constituents are typically followed by an audible pause, as in the following example: