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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
===Word order=== | |||
In Esperanto, aside from existential verb phrases, word order is completely free thanks to the accusative case, which marks the direct object in any sentence. Thus, ''mi parolas Esperanton'', ''parolas mi Esperanton'' and ''Esperanton mi parolas'' all mean "I speak Esperanto". However, in Creole, the accusative case was dropped, thus word order is now always subject-initial. However, the verb-object order after the subject remains free, so ''mi pal krjolo'' and ''mi krjolo pal'' are both grammatically correct and mean "I speak Creole"; however, ''*krjolo mi pal'' would literally "Creole speaks me", and is thus grammatically incorrect. | |||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
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