Stilio/Syntax

Parseltongue is typically VSO, and more generally, strongly head-initial. Somethings are double-marked, but most are dependent marked.

kiihv droas cyzz

IMPF-3	Nom.	Acc.
breathe	fish	water

Fish breathe water.

Other word-orders draw attention to different elements. Snakes report VOS demotes the importance of the subject and slightly highlights the object. SVO dramatically foregrounds the subject alone. SOV is almost comical in its intense focus upon all three elements (with the subject being "loudest"). OVS and OSV highlight the object, with OSV paralleling SOV in exaggeration. Focus on the verb is generally achieved via VSO/VOS and repeating the verb as an ablative relative clause.

kiihv droas cyzz ccwa kihæahh

IMPF-3	Nom.	Acc.	Rel-N.	dep.
breath	fish	water	who	breathing

Fish breathingly breathe water.