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===Multiclausal sentences===
===Multiclausal sentences===


Multiclausal sentences are formed by simply placing clauses next to one another. Modifiers generally follow their heads but word order is quite flexible.
Multiclausal sentences are formed by simply placing word-clauses next to one another. Modifiers generally follow their heads but word-clause order is quite flexible, with different orders being used to shift emphasis.


:{| class="graytable"
|-
| colspan="20" | '''''Namaina kimaixaa.'''''
|-
| colspan="20" | <small>[naˈmai̯na kimai̯ˈʔaː]</small>
|-
| '''n_m_n_''' || I || '''_a_ai_a''' || cause
|-
| '''k_m_x_''' || the monkey  || '''_i_ai_aa''' || dances
|-
| colspan="20" | ''I make the monkey dance.''
|}
:{| class="graytable"
|-
| colspan="20" | '''''Kimaixaa namaina .'''''
|-
| colspan="20" | <small>[kimai̯ˈʔaː naˈmai̯na]</small>
|-
| '''k_m_x_''' || the monkey  || '''_i_ai_aa''' || dances
|-
| '''n_m_n_''' || I || '''_a_ai_a''' || am the cause
|-
| colspan="20" | ''The monkey dances; I make it.''
|}


====Transitivity====  
====Transitivity====  
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