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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.

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