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===Word order=== | ===Word order=== | ||
High Sjowaázh is non-configurational. Noun phrases are head-final. | High Sjowaázh is non-configurational. Noun phrases are head-final. | ||
===Wackernagel's rule=== | |||
Most conjunctions and clitics obey Wackernagel's rule. | |||
===Relative clauses=== | ===Relative clauses=== | ||
Relative clauses are formed by attaching the nominalizing clitic ''=in'' after the clause. On the other hand, verbal nouns are not used. | Relative clauses are formed by attaching the nominalizing clitic ''=in'' after the clause. On the other hand, verbal nouns are not used. | ||
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*''lisjhógy'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́c/ = 'I love you' > ''lisjhógyin'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́cɪ̀n/ = 'the fact that I love you' | *''lisjhógy'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́c/ = 'I love you' > ''lisjhógyin'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́cɪ̀n/ = 'the fact that I love you' | ||
*''shiilyohóokh'' = 'they pile up forming a line' > ''shiilyohóokhin'' = (a type of scale used in Sjowaázh music) | *''shiilyohóokh'' = 'they pile up forming a line' > ''shiilyohóokhin'' = (a type of scale used in Sjowaázh music) | ||
===Animacy hierarchy=== | ===Animacy hierarchy=== | ||