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====Word Order==== | ====Word Order==== | ||
Nankôre | Nankôre's canonical word order SOV, more specifically, SOV<sub>1</sub>V<sub>2</sub>, where V<sub>2</sub> represents the copula ''itá''. Although the core argument NPs do not take any overt case marking, the animacy hierarchy and direct-inverse system of marking usually provide enough information to identify the Agent from the Patient. Thus, OSV<sub>1</sub>V<sub>2</sub>, SVO<sub>1</sub> V<sub>2</sub>, and other orders are found, both in speech and text. The only restriction is the copula is restricted to clause-final position. | ||
Fronting a constituent is used for emphasis, as in the following sample, where V<sub>1</sub> is fronted to form a V<sub>1</sub>SOV<sub>2</sub> structure. Fronted constituents are typically followed by an audible pause, as in the following example: | |||
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As in many SOV languages, modifiers precede their heads | As in many SOV languages, modifiers precede their heads: | ||
{{Gloss | |||
|phrase = Sirkos sirohpa | |||
|IPA = /'kakno ɾi'hat 'maksɛ̯ no ɪt'aʔ/ | |||
| morphemes = sirkos si=rohpa | |||
| gloss = foreigner fine.cloth | |||
| translation = This fine foreign cloth | |||
}} | |||
====The Noun Phrase==== | ====The Noun Phrase==== | ||