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 ===Syntax===
+====Simple Sentences====
+The basic word order for Cumbraek is [Verb] + [Subject] + [Direct Object] + [Indirect Object/Adverbial].
+* ''Gwelas Pedir Neven'' "Peter saw Neven"
+* ''Le Tomas livir amm er Ayr Voar'' "Tomas is reading a book about the Great War"
+The verb may be preceded by a particle.
+* ''Ru welas Pedir Neven'' "Peter has seen Neven"
+* ''Edh edew er wrek'' "The woman was leaving"
+Pronoun subjects are encoded within the verb itself and may be dropped, affixed to the end of a verb for clarity or placed before the verb (replacing the particle ''edh'') with no particular emphasis:
+* ''E hoolyen avory'' "We're sailing tomorrow"
+* ''E hoolyen-ni avory''
+* ''Ni hoolyen avory''
+Pronoun objects (direct) must be attached to a preverbal particle:
+* ''Eth dhuges'' "I carried you"
+* ''Rus celas-ev'' "He has hidden her"
+Simple sentences are negated with the preverbal particle ''ne''<sup>S</sup> (''n''' before vowels, ''ned'' before vowel-initial forms of ''bot'' and ''munet'').
+* ''Ned oov ri Alban'' "I am not the king of Scotland"
+* ''Neth gar-hi'' "She doesn't love you"
+* ''Ne cassam er Gral Glan'' "We didn't find the Holy Grail"
+====Coordinate Sentences====
+Coordinate sentences consist of two or more simple sentences joined with ''a''<sup>S</sup> "and" (''ag'' before vowels), ''no'''<sup>L</sup> "or", or ''eythir'' "but".
+* ''Car Pedir Neven ag es gwil pownidh "Peter loves Neven and he sees her every day"
+* ''Hi sellas truw er fenestir eythir ne welas nebot'' "She looked through the window but didn't see anything"
+====Focussed Sentences====
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