• Syntax

    1) Noun phrase

    vu
    house
    dang
    top
    “roof”

    2) Verb phrase

    sep
    eat
    zai
    vegetarian_food
    “eat vegetarian food”

    3) Adjective phrase

    hau
    good
    sep
    eat
    e
    ASSOC
    ping-guo
    apple
    “tasty apples”

    4)Adverb phrase

    guat
    very
    hau
    good
    sep
    eat
    “very tasty”

    5) Word order(transitive)

    ngai
    1.SG
    zong-i
    like
    ping-guo
    apples
    “I like apples”

    1                           first person
    ASSOC                 associative
    SG                        singular

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