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