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Noun phrases are organized thus: | Noun phrases are organized thus: | ||
:Noun + Adjectives + Determiners + Relative Clause | :Noun + Adjectives + Determiners + Relative Clause | ||
The all-purpose negator is ''nu'', which can grammatically be placed anywhere in a sentence, although the standard position is immediately after the verb phrase and any adverbs modifying the verb. | |||
The following conjunctions are used, and can be applied both to noun phrases and to clauses: | |||
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! Postposition | |||
! English Translation | |||
|- | |||
| ''hu'' | |||
| and | |||
|- | |||
| ''rsi'' | |||
| or (inclusive) | |||
|- | |||
| ''rsima'' | |||
| or (exclusive) | |||
|- | |||
| ''wa'' | |||
| but | |||
|- | |||
| ''rtti'' | |||
| because | |||
|- | |||
| ''kinya'' | |||
| after | |||
|- | |||
| ''kkawu'' | |||
| before | |||
|- | |||
| ''mamu'' | |||
| until | |||
|- | |||
| ''rraku'' | |||
| although | |||
|- | |||
| ''rnaku'' | |||
| when (for events in the past) | |||
|- | |||
| ''chaki'' | |||
| when (for events in the future, or in a general sense) | |||
|} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||