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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Ilithian has unmarked order SOV: 'The woman sings the song' is ''Džená | Ilithian has unmarked order SOV: 'The woman sings the song' is ''Džená ŋágma ŋáget''. (Using ''ŋágma'' 'song' as an object of ''ŋágeti'' 'to sing' implies specificity. 'Sings a (nonspecific) song' would simply be ''ŋáget''.) | ||
Sebatian is topic-prominent, so the topic comes first: | Sebatian is topic-prominent, so the topic comes first: | ||
*'' | *''džená ŋágma ŋáget'' = The woman sings the song (cf. ''Onna wa uta wo utau'') | ||
*'' | *''ŋágma ŋáget džená'' = The song is sung by a woman/The *woman* sings the song (cf. ''Uta wa onna ga utau'') | ||
*'' | *''žmenau dwů gstau'' = There are two people/Of people, there are two (cf. ''Hito wa futari ga iru'') | ||
*'' | *''tam ſſwů gest'' = He has a dog (cf. Jp. ''Kare wa inu ga iru'') | ||
The ''-č'' or ''-če'' Wackernagel clitic ('and' in Classical Ilithian) becomes an explicit topic particle in later descendants. | The ''-č'' or ''-če'' Wackernagel clitic ('and' in Classical Ilithian) becomes an explicit topic particle in later descendants. | ||