User:Masako/sandbox

1) SOV ((subject)-(object)-verb)

• tlaka ke mita anya

man O dog see

(The) man(or men) see(s) (the) dog(s).

2) Nouns are followed by their modifiers

• tlaka ke mita malo anya

man O dog brown see

(The) man(or men) see(s) (the) brown dog(s).

3) Pronouns functioning as subject can be dropped

• (na) ke mita malo anya

(1sg) O dog brown see

(I) see(s) (the) brown dog(s).

4) New words can be formed by combining roots

• yamato

mountain-method

mountaineering

5) Most words can have more than one part of speech

• mita ke anya ta'o yoha

dog O eye two have

(The/A) dog(s) has two eyes.

6) Subjects can have more than one verb with different objects each

• ha ma'a muku ke kutsu tela

3sg with knife O meat cut

She cut the meat with a knife.

7) Possession can be shown in more than one way

• mita te mikelo or mita mikeloyo

dog of Michael or dog Michael-GEN

Micheal's dog.