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====Modifiers==== | ====Modifiers==== | ||
Numerals and determiners precede their head nouns. | Numerals and determiners precede their head nouns. | ||
:[ʔɛ̃ŋa tʰaʋ ʔadɔk̚ tʰãn] | |||
{| | (1.) | ||
::[ʔɛ̃ŋa tʰaʋ ʔadɔk̚ tʰãn] | |||
:{| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''hińa''||''tav''||''ha-tok''||''tan''|| | |''hińa''||''tav''||''ha-tok''||''tan''|| | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
:‘Those five chicken (are) mine’ | |||
====Genitive constructions==== | ====Genitive constructions==== | ||
Possessors follow their possessum. | Possessors follow their possessum. | ||
: | |||
{| | (2.) | ||
:{| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''ha-van''||''mir'' | |''ha-van''||''mir'' | ||
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|} | |} | ||
:‘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. | ||
(3.) ''autostative'' | |||
:{| | :{| | ||
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:‘I am happy with myself’ | :‘I am happy with myself’ | ||
(4.) ''passive'' | |||
:{| | :{| | ||
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:‘He is being eaten’ | :‘He is being eaten’ | ||
(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). | ||
(6.) | |||
{| | |||
:{| | |||
|''mań-a''||''laj-a''||''mir''||''tan''|| | |''mań-a''||''laj-a''||''mir''||''tan''|| | ||
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|} | |} | ||
:‘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. | ||
(7.) | |||
{| | |||
:{| | |||
|''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== |