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===Transitive Sentences=== | ===Transitive Sentences=== | ||
In transitive sentences without pronouns, the basic word order is SVO, with the subject marked with the ergative clitic /-zu/ | In transitive sentences without pronouns, the basic word order is SVO, with the subject marked with the ergative clitic /-zu/ e.g. | ||
/ˈkʰwèi̤=zù káiʔk gáʔɾ/ | /ˈkʰwèi̤=zù káiʔk gáʔɾ/ | ||
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However, immediately after | However, immediately after a monophthong with breathy or harsh voice (and thus necessarily a stressed vowel), the ergative clitic has the allomorph /-ɾu/ e.g. | ||
/ŋà̤=ɾù káiʔk gáʔɾ/ | /ŋà̤=ɾù káiʔk gáʔɾ/ | ||
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The lizard bit the dog. | The lizard bit the dog. | ||
===Ditransitive Sentences=== | ===Ditransitive Sentences=== | ||