The basic sentence structure of Tina Sambal follows an VSO (Verb, Subject, Object) word order.

    Gloss notes:  
        Acc- object marker
        INC- incomplete form of verb  
        INF- infinitive form of verb
        Nom- nominal marker (marker that indicates subject or focus of the sentence)
        PROG- present progressive of verb

    1. L<um>alaco yay   babayi.
        AF-walks   Nom woman.
        'The woman walks'

    2. Ampangluto    yay    lalaki nin   pa-mangan.
         PROG-cook  Nom man   Acc food.
         'the man is cooking the food.'