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The unmarked word order in Van is predominantly (87%) verb-subject-object or '''VSO'''. | The unmarked word order in Van is predominantly (87%) verb-subject-object or '''VSO'''. | ||
===Phrase order=== | ===Phrase order=== | ||
Possessors follow their possessum, e.g. ''havan tan'' ‘my language’ (lit. ‘speech I’); | Possessors follow their possessum, e.g. ''havan tan'' ‘my language’ (lit. ‘speech I’); | ||
==Sample wordlist== | ==Sample wordlist== | ||
* sa- ‘not’, prefix | * sa- ‘not’, prefix | ||