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:''Kempanit imtamam kekpettunket'' "The hunters are chasing game". | :''Kempanit imtamam kekpettunket'' "The hunters are chasing game". | ||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
Noun phrases typically show head-initiality, meaning that the head of the phrase precedes its complement ('''NP''' means noun phrase, '''N''' - noun and '''C''' - complement). | |||
'''Kulmapalla''' turu [<sub>NP</sub>['''<sub>N</sub>field of flowers'''][<sub>C</sub>big]] - a large field of flowers. | |||
However, head-final clauses are equally possible and are often used, when a complement is a larger phrase: | |||
Tekimtate tumpele '''meŋi''' [<sub>NP</sub>[<sub>AP</sub>[<sub>PP</sub>about his work][<sub>A</sub>happy]]['''<sub>N</sub>man''']] - a man, happy about his work. | |||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
===Sentence phrase=== | ===Sentence phrase=== | ||