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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
=== | ===Word order=== | ||
Teonaht, as I said above, is OV in its typology, but adjectives tend to follow the noun, rather than precede, if one pays attention to those old rules. It is not true that the verbs are given short shrift by being made to occupy terminal position: terminal position is strong in Teonaht, and hence we have the development of the "verbal adjective":<blockquote>'''blar li hozha,''' | |||
"loud the wind [is]." | |||
'''li hohza blar,''' | |||
"the loud wind." | |||
'''li hohza vlaren''' | |||
"the wind louds"</blockquote>More about this in the section on "Verbs". | |||
== Example texts == | == Example texts == | ||