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A mostly-analytic language, Eevo (Skellan) is topic-prominent and strongly head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). | A mostly-analytic language, Eevo (Skellan) is topic-prominent and strongly head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). | ||
Evolve the syntax from "topic, Irishy sentence about the topic" | Evolve the syntax from "topic, Irishy sentence about the topic"; simplify the comment along the lines of Korean | ||
==Topic-prominence== | ==Topic-prominence== | ||
Fundamental to Skellan syntax is its topic-prominent V2 word order, a unique feature among Talman languages. Sentences usually, but not always, use the following word order in main clauses: | Fundamental to Skellan syntax is its topic-prominent V2 word order, a unique feature among Talman languages. Sentences usually, but not always, use the following word order in main clauses: | ||