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Syntax
Noun phrase:
| gwapa nga babae
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| beautiful det. woman |
| "beautiful woman" |
Verb phrase:
| I-halad akung gugma
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| TV-offer 1s.pos. love |
| "will offer my love" |
Prepositional phrase:
| sa akong dughan |
| prep. 1s.pos. heart |
| "in my heart" |
Word order: (words in parentheses are optional)
| Akung i-halad akung gugma sa imo. |
| 1s.IP. TV-offer 1s.pos. love prep. 2s.IP. |
| "I will offer my love to you." |
Yes/no questions:
| Na-hi-gugma
ka sa ako? |
| stat.-in-love
2s.equative prep. 1s.IP |
| Are you in love with me? |
| Gusto ka mu-halok n-ako? |
| want 2s.eqative v-kiss foc.-1s.IP |
| Do you want to kiss me? |
Content questions:
| Unsa imo gusto? |
| what 2s.IP want |
| What do you want? |