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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
The most common word order is | The most common word order is AXTV, where V = verb, T = theme (absolutive argument: object of transitive, subject of intransitive), A = agent (ergative argument), X = other arguments. | ||
However, other words orders are allowed and common. In particular, words may be placed at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis, especially if followed by the emphatic particle ''ǯe''. | |||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
Modifiers | Modifiers precede the noun they modify. | ||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
The verb most often occurs at the | The verb most often occurs at the end of the phrase<!--, especially in subordinate clauses-->. | ||
===Sentence phrase=== | ===Sentence phrase=== |
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