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Syntax

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Word Order

Default: Subject — Verb — Object (SVO)

  • Faträibarväla “They will die”

Verb focused: Verb — Subject — Object (VSO)

  • Zentwäla zi levïšmir “Bring us what we sow”

Object focused: Object — Verb — Subject (OVS)

  • Barvälatontörka “You will perish”

Note: Pronouns are connected depending on the cases in the word order. If it’s SVO, Nominatives should be the prefix of a word, otherwise it’s the suffix of the word. If only using pronouns, use them as it is as they can function as standalones.

Possession

Possessum — Caχir — Possessee

  • Airis caχir Fimäri “The vessel of the IRIS”

For possessive pronouns, the Genitive case is used

  • Tovlei χasäl barväla “Your castle dies”

Conjunction

  1. Na “and”

  1. Da “or”

  1. Yat “but”

  1. Χir “also”

  1. Ğaf “if”

  1. Ver “for”

  1. Haila “so”

  1. Žawa “yet”

Demonstrative

  1. Ði “This”

  1. Ðaχ “That”

  1. Ʌaði “Those”

  1. Ʌaðo “These”

Adjective

Adjective are derived from verbs precedes nouns

  • Magan Wasil “big house”

Adjectives can also form different types of adjectives using tenses and aspects

  1. Past Tense → Resultant Adjective

  2. Causative Valency → Agentive Adjective

  3. Inceptive Aspect → Dispositional Adjective