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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
{{PAGENAME}} is almost completely head-initial, except for some compound words which are head-final. The constituent order is VSO. Background information (usually in the order {{sc|time-manner-place}}) may be placed before the verb (unlike in Irish), after the subject, or after the direct object. However, | {{PAGENAME}} is almost completely head-initial, except for some compound words which are head-final. The constituent order is VSO. Background information (usually in the order {{sc|time-manner-place}}) may be placed before the verb (unlike in Irish), after the subject, or after the direct object. However, no constituent may come between the verb and the subject. Also, order may be more flexible in poetry. | ||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||