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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 | ====Modifiers==== | ||
Numerals and determiners precede their head nouns. | |||
:[ʔɛ̃ŋa tʰaʋ ʔadɔk̚ tãn] | |||
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|''hińa''||''tav''||''ha-tok''||''tan''|| | |||
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|{{sc|prox.det}}||five||{{sc|poss}}-chicken||{{sc|1sg}}|| | |||
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‘those five chicken (are) mine’ | |||
====Genitive constructions==== | |||
Possessors follow their possessum. | |||
:[ʔaʋãn tʰãn] | |||
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|''ha-van''||''tan'' | |||
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|{{sc|poss}}-language||{{sc|1sg}} | |||
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‘my language’ | |||
==Sample wordlist== | ==Sample wordlist== | ||