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Noun phrases are organized thus:
Noun phrases are organized thus:
:Noun + Adjectives + Determiners + Relative Clause
:Noun + Adjectives + Determiners + Relative Clause
The all-purpose negator is ''nu'', which can grammatically be placed anywhere in a sentence, although the standard position is immediately after the verb phrase and any adverbs modifying the verb.
The following conjunctions are used, and can be applied both to noun phrases and to clauses:
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|-
! Postposition
! English Translation
|-
| ''hu''
| and
|-
| ''rsi''
| or (inclusive)
|-
| ''rsima''
| or (exclusive)
|-
| ''wa''
| but
|-
| ''rtti''
| because
|-
| ''kinya''
| after
|-
| ''kkawu''
| before
|-
| ''mamu''
| until
|-
| ''rraku''
| although
|-
| ''rnaku''
| when (for events in the past)
|-
| ''chaki''
| when (for events in the future, or in a general sense)
|}


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