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Syntax & Word Order

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Order: SVO

Genitive: [Noun-GEN] [Noun] — kattes hu̇s "the cat's house"

Adjective: [Adjective] [Noun]

Negation: postverbal nȧht

hẏ ar nȧht "he is not" · þeȝ drinke nȧht "they do not drink"

Questions: subject-verb inversion

Ar hẏ...? "Is he...?" · Drinkes þu̇...? "Do you drink...?"