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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
The traditional word order is SVO, though VSO or VOS compete with it, provided that the verb is in the third person. Thus, « I am a man » can indifferently be said : | |||
*« Æ̊ cƿa one macko » (1SG.SUBJ + verb "to be" 1SG.PRES + article + "man") | |||
*« Cƿat æ̊ one macko » (verb "to be" 3SG.PRES + 1SG.SUBJ + article + "man") | |||
*« Cƿat one macko æ̊ » (verb "to be" 3SG.PRES + article + 1SG.SUBJ + "man") | |||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||