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===Word order=== | ===Word order=== | ||
Ancient Yeldha usually has an SVO order, such as in the example sentence: | Ancient Yeldha usually has an SVO order, such as in the example sentence: | ||
: ''Lá | : ''Lá glioch thiop.'' | ||
: "He read the book." | : "He read the book." | ||
Here, ''lá'' "they" is the subject, '' | Here, ''lá'' "they" is the subject, ''glioch'' "read (past tense)" is the verb, and ''thiop'' "book, scripture" is the object. | ||
However, when asking a yes-no question, the verb moves to the beginning of the sentence, as so: | However, when asking a yes-no question, the verb moves to the beginning of the sentence, as so: | ||
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: ''Ea, '''sciagh'dh''' maghsthogh.'' | : ''Ea, '''sciagh'dh''' maghsthogh.'' | ||
: "Yes, I spoke today." | : "Yes, I spoke today." | ||
===Personal pronouns=== | ===Personal pronouns=== | ||
This table only shows the personal pronouns attested by the ''Caeghdiúll''. | This table only shows the personal pronouns attested by the ''Caeghdiúll''. | ||