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 ==Syntax==
 ===Constituent order===
-The most common word order is VTAX, where V = verb, T = theme (absolutive argument: object of transitive, subject of intransitive), A = agent (ergative argument), X = other arguments. However, other words orders are allowed and common. In particular, words may be placed at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis, especially if followed by the emphatic particle ''ǯe''.
+The most common word order is AXTV, where V = verb, T = theme (absolutive argument: object of transitive, subject of intransitive), A = agent (ergative argument), X = other arguments.
+However, other words orders are allowed and common. In particular, words may be placed at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis, especially if followed by the emphatic particle ''ǯe''.
 ===Noun phrase===
-Modifiers follow the noun they modify.
+Modifiers precede the noun they modify.
 ===Verb phrase===
-The verb most often occurs at the beginning of the phrase, especially in subordinate clauses.
+The verb most often occurs at the end of the phrase<!--, especially in subordinate clauses-->.
 ===Sentence phrase===