Syntax
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Word Order
SOV is the standard word order used for declarative sentences.
|GNHAP.
ġṓㅤtsíxㅤnìmㅤzhóㅤrỳ
‘(The) man likes (the) tree)’
OSV is used for interrogative sentences.
|HAGNP.
nìmㅤzhóㅤġṓㅤtsíxㅤrỳ
‘Does (the) man like (the) tree?’
VOS is used form imperative sentences.
|GNHAP.
rỳㅤnìmㅤzhóㅤġṓㅤtsíx
‘Like (the) tree, man.’
SVO is used for exclamative sentences.
|GNPHA.
ġṓㅤtsíxㅤrỳㅤnìmㅤzhó
‘(The) man likes (the) tree!’
Adjectives
Adjectives are always put before a noun.
Adverbs & Auxiliary Verbs
Adverbs can be put anywhere in a clause, but they are usually put after a verb.
Adpostions
Ḍúm Lǎūq uses postpositions with prepositional phrases being put after a word.