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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Word order=== | |||
The basic word order is VSO, which is retained in subordinate clauses. In independent clauses the word order often changes to SVO. | |||
===Copulas=== | ===Copulas=== | ||
The copula ''im'' literally means "to be an element/subset of", thus it turns the predicate into the generic number. | The copula ''im'' literally means "to be an element/subset of", thus it turns the predicate into the generic number. | ||