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=== Constituent order === | === Constituent order === | ||
Word order is SOV, although sentences frequently appear as OV due to pro-drop, or SV due | Word order is SOV, although sentences frequently appear as OV due to pro-drop, or SV due object that is an indefinite noun phrase and the verb coming together to form a compound. Some words trigger a reordering of the sentence into VSO. Negation of multiple elements is most likely to cause this, followed by topic and focus on the topic, some temporal relationships ("before"), and verbs in reduplicated forms. | ||
=== Noun phrase === | === Noun phrase === | ||
=== Verb phrase === | === Verb phrase === | ||
There are transitive and intransitive verbs, but linking verbs are formed with attaching either -''tni'' "to become" or -''sdi'' "to remain" to an adjective. Transitive verbs can be used without an object, where the object of that verb is seen aa (null), with a number of possible interpretations. Intransitive verbs usually cannot be used with an object (unless in a different sense with a transitive meaning). | There are transitive and intransitive verbs, but linking verbs are formed with attaching either -''tni'' "to become" or -''sdi'' "to remain" to an adjective. Transitive verbs can be used without an object, where the object of that verb is seen aa (null), with a number of possible interpretations. Intransitive verbs usually cannot be used with an object (unless the word is used in a different sense with a transitive meaning). | ||
=== Dependent clause === | === Dependent clause === | ||