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====Modifiers====
====Modifiers====
Numerals and determiners precede their head nouns.
Numerals and determiners precede their head nouns.
:[ʔɛ̃ŋa tʰaʋ ʔadɔk̚ tʰãn]
 
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::[ʔɛ̃ŋa tʰaʋ ʔadɔk̚ tʰãn]
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|''hińa''||''tav''||''ha-tok''||''tan''||
|''hińa''||''tav''||''ha-tok''||''tan''||
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‘those five chicken (are) mine’
:‘Those five chicken (are) mine’


====Genitive constructions====
====Genitive constructions====
Possessors follow their possessum.
Possessors follow their possessum.
:[ʔaʋãn mir]
 
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|''ha-van''||''mir''
|''ha-van''||''mir''
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‘your language’
:‘Your language’


===Verb phrase===
===Verb phrase===
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In non-active constructions (autostative, passive, mediopassive; all formed with [-s]) the word order remains the same as in the default word order.
In non-active constructions (autostative, passive, mediopassive; all formed with [-s]) the word order remains the same as in the default word order.


# (''autostative'')
(3.) ''autostative''


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:‘I am happy with myself’
:‘I am happy with myself’


# (''passive'')
(4.) ''passive''


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:‘He is being eaten’
:‘He is being eaten’


# (''reciprocal'')
(5.) ''reciprocal''


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When two verbs follow each other in a modifying-action relationship, the main verb (modifying verb) precedes the secondary verb (action).
When two verbs follow each other in a modifying-action relationship, the main verb (modifying verb) precedes the secondary verb (action).


[mãɳɳa læjja mir tʰãn]
(6.)
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|''mań-a''||''laj-a''||''mir''||''tan''||
|''mań-a''||''laj-a''||''mir''||''tan''||
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‘you are trying to sing to me’
:‘You are trying to sing to me’
====Causative constructions====
====Causative constructions====
This relationship also holds true for causative constructions where the causative precedes the other verb.
This relationship also holds true for causative constructions where the causative precedes the other verb.


[ʋãŋŋa norre tʰãn mir]
(7.)
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:{|
|''vań-a''||''nor-e''||''tan''||''mir''||
|''vań-a''||''nor-e''||''tan''||''mir''||
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‘I make you happy’
:‘I make you happy’


==Sample wordlist==
==Sample wordlist==