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Word order is VSO. | Word order is VSO. | ||
Uses a falling accent to mark the possessum. | Uses a falling pitch accent to mark the possessum. | ||
# | #This accent is put on the ‘center’ syllable of a word, e.g., ''ereyin a'''là'''na'' ‘the beloved farmer's treacherous wife’, but ''arivan '''àn'''a'' ‘the boy's mother’ | ||
Uses compounding to form adjective-noun words. | Uses compounding to form adjective-noun words. | ||
# Word stems ending in a vowel reduplicate their consonant, e.g. ''eyi-'' + ''ana'' → ''eyiyana'' ‘farmwife’, unless the first word ends in the same vowel as the second one begins with; then they merge: ''tala'' ‘honey’ + ''agan'' → ''talagan'' ‘bear’ | # Word stems ending in a vowel reduplicate their consonant, e.g. ''eyi-'' + ''ana'' → ''eyiyana'' ‘farmwife’, unless the first word ends in the same vowel as the second one begins with; then they merge: ''tala'' ‘honey’ + ''agan'' → ''talagan'' ‘bear’ | ||