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===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
====Agglutination==== | |||
Most parts of Noun Phrases (NPs) in Velshaj merge together into a single word. For example rɑnəɣtʃɑrpelloĭn is one word meaning "in the red hat". The adjective prefixes to the noun, the article suffixes to the noun, and the postposition suffixes to the entire NP: | |||
rɑnəɣtʃɑrpelloĭn | |||
rɑnəɣ- tʃɑrpel -lo -ĭn | |||
red- hat -the -in | |||
in the red hat | |||
====Possession==== | |||
The possessum becomes attached to its possessor by means of the morpheme -u-. See the below examples: | |||
vroĭuʒɑɣ | |||
vroĭ -u- ʒɑɣ | |||
friend -POS- 1SG | |||
my friend | |||
ðozuvroĭuʒɑɣ | |||
ðoz -u- vroĭ -u- ʒɑɣ | |||
dog -POS- friend -POS- 1SG | |||
my friend's dog | |||
====Adjuncts==== | |||
Adjectives typically prefix the noun that they modify. Otherwise, they take the suffix -ɑ and follow the noun phrase. Adverbs follow the verb, adjective, or adverb that they modify, and take the suffix -tɑ. Postpositions that do not have objects also take the suffix -tɑ. | |||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
===Sentence phrase=== | ===Sentence phrase=== | ||