• Syntax

    1) Word Order SVO

    wa
    I
    toʔ
    vomit
    hweɪ
    blood

    Direct objects come after the verb.

    2) Prepositional phrase

    wa
    I
    kyn
    sleep
    ti
    prep.
    miŋ
    prep.
    tsən
    bed
    I sleep in a bed.

    3) Declarative Sentence (intransitive)

    wa
    I
    tsaʊ
    run

    4) Noun Phrase

    nãn
    two
    tɕia
    mod.
    buwi
    fat
    nəaun
    cat
    Two fat cats

    5) Content questions

    li
    you
    gjo
    call
    tsə-mi
    what
    mia?
    name
    What is your name?

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