Syntax

Word Order

Flexible ordering: SVO, OSV, OVS. Stay consistent within a single sentence at minimum.

Emphasis through order:

• "Me got va le malko" = I went to the market (neutral)

• "Le malko ez kada me got" = The market is where i went (emphasizing destination)

Making Questions

Use question words:

• "Ko yu wana go?" = Do you want to go?

• "Kade yu goin?" = Where are you going?

• "Choa ezta?" = What that?

Negation

Use No before the verb:

• "Me no sseck" = I no see

• "Lo no got" = He no go

• "Ko'no go" = don't go

Possession

• "Yushi casa" = Your house/home

• "Meshi casa" = My house/ home

Connecting Ideas

• Eh = and

• Oos = but

• Kas = because

• Sibekedo = however/despite/even though