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===Syntax=== | ===Syntax=== | ||
Basic word order is SVO. Where the subject and/or object are pronouns, they are expressed with prefixes so that a single verb may be an entire sentence, e.g. ''kilupiini'' "I love you", ''siwutanya'' "he will kill them". | |||
Arguments formed of a noun or noun phrase are placed before or after the conjugated verb, which must include the relevant prefixes agreeing in gender and number with the argument, e.g. ''qeput sihupiini fakah'' "the man loves a woman", ''qeselik siwutanya qiitruts'' "the hunter will kill the boars". | |||
Indirect objects are placed before or after the main SVO structure, usually preceded by a preposition, e.g. ''tihurawamen fal kat'' "you gave it to me", ''ipa palatiik wisutanamen'' "they killed him with spears". Indirect objects of a causative verb (i.e. the semantic object of the original verb) always come after the verb, e.g. ''kisuneenitsa qaqral'' "I made him see the house, I showed him the house). | |||