Basic Word Order

the most basic word order is object-subject-verb or OSV.

Phrase Word Order:

adverb-verb

adjective-noun

determiner-noun

noun-numeral

noun-possessor

noun-relative clause

example 1:

I love the water

lia(I) anaihabo(to love) naidee(water)

naidee lia anaihabo

example 2:

the blue water flows downstream.

ganasiaha(blue) naidee(water) uunabi(to go) italoko(ahead) gana(river)

To form a question, you must add the "question word" logai to the start of the sentence.

Example 1:

What do you want?

logai(question word) moi(you 2PS nom.) alioma(to want)?

Example 2:

Do you want good food?

logai(question word) moi(you) alioma(to want) huu(good) ipesi(food)

logai huu ipesi moi alioma