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Sinatolean, like all Sinatolean languages, has a strict SOV order. | Sinatolean, like all Sinatolean languages, has a strict SOV order. | ||
===Copulae=== | ===Copulae=== | ||
Sinatolean has no copulae. Thus, sentences like "I am tired" would grammatically be "I tired"(''lag auman''). Sinatolean is the only Sinatolean language with no copulae whatsoever; for comparison, the equivalent phrase of Sinatolean '' | Sinatolean has no copulae. Thus, sentences like "I am tired" would grammatically be "I tired"(''lag auman''). Sinatolean is the only Sinatolean language with no copulae whatsoever; for comparison, the equivalent phrase of Sinatolean ''ak auman'' in Mowinda-Moyeng would be ''e’ awan jengāzi'' [eʔ (a)wan ɟeŋaːzi] ''lit.'' "I tired am". | ||
==Dialects== | ==Dialects== | ||