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* "A el B" ("A B" when B is a proper noun) construction predominant for possessives | * "A el B" ("A B" when B is a proper noun) construction predominant for possessives | ||
* possessive suffixes always productive | * possessive suffixes always productive | ||
* default VSO word order, preserved as topic- | * default VSO word order, preserved as topic-verb word order with VSO in subordinate clauses by a development of Arabic nominativus pendens | ||
The vocative particle ''je'' (''j'' before a vowel) is consistently used (like the Irish vocative). Vocative phrases usually go to the end: 'Cerìm, close the door!' is ''ʔwγlag{{cll}} el bèb, je Cerìm!'' | The vocative particle ''je'' (''j'' before a vowel) is consistently used (like the Irish vocative). Vocative phrases usually go to the end: 'Cerìm, close the door!' is ''ʔwγlag{{cll}} el bèb, je Cerìm!'' | ||