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===Conjunctions=== | ===Conjunctions=== | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
The basic word order is SOV. | |||
* ''veŕida meńida carde'' "the man loves the woman" | |||
* ''Maĭgô edra veǔse'' "Maĭgô saw a bird" | |||
Pronoun subjects are expressed as part of the verb and do not occur separately. | |||
* ''barva ezdemi'' "I am eating bread" | |||
* ''bada drêgseje'' "they climbed the mountain" | |||
Indirect objects are placed at the beginning or end of the SOV structure. | |||
* ''ma aģi sevą vărcanse da mô'' "my father taught me to hunt" (hunting to me) | |||
* ''ca teîdu ańanu ausetu'' "you went to the wrong house" | |||
Adjectives follow nouns. | |||
* ''cô mara'' "a large dog" | |||
* ''euga vêda'' "a white horse" | |||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
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