Cažorih syntax

Main article: Cažorih

This page gives an extensive description of Cažorih syntactical features.

Main clause and word order

Cažorih is an almost strictly SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) language.

ğẽx loz more imo 
the man sees the dog

The case system, which clearly distinguishes between the subject and the direct object, allows every other possible word order to some extent, but most of them prove to be very marked and infrequently used. However, the direct object can be emphasized by placing it at the beginning of the sentence.

loz ğẽx more imo
it's the dog the man sees

The other elements in the sentence are usually placed in the order “time-cause-manner-place”, although they are basically freer than the main elements, as they are conveyed by the case system or by the prepositions. These elements can be emphasized by placing them at the beginning of the sentence. The indirect object tends to be placed before the direct object of the sentence.

ğẽx lozɛž so hɔʔ
the man gives the dog (some) bread

Nouns

The noun cluster is formed by a noun, carrying the main meaning, and by other noun-type forms, namely adjectives, which specify this meaning or add other meanings to the main noun. Inside of a noun cluster, the noun can be replaced by a pronoun.

The noun is usually located in the center of the noun cluster, being preceded or followed by every other specifying form.

Non-adjectival elements conveying possession and belonging are always placed after the noun.

tõh fyβ
the man’s house

Every attributive adjectives, conversely, is always placed before the noun.

õrih girɛh
my hand

sẽh sorɛh
the young woman

The role of the noun cluster in the sentence and its number are marked by case and number endings. These endings mark also other adjectival elements inside the noun cluster, resulting this in the process called nominal agreement.

Both attributive and predicative adjectives agree in case and number with the noun they specify. Other elements, which convey possession or belonging do not agree with the main nominal form.

sẽh ğẽx fa tõž pode imo
the young man is going home

sẽh ğẽx so jeḣɔre imo
the young man is bringing the bread

õriβ tõβ
of our house

fa tõž fyβ
to the man's house

sĩh soreh 
the young women

soreh sĩh imoβi
the women are young

The grammar role of noun clusters can be further specified by prepositions, which are placed before the cluster. Thus, it can be stated that the noun cluster can be introduced by a preposition.

fa tõž pode imõ
I am going inside the house

The cases

The grammatical role of the noun cluster in a sentence is conveyed by some endings. These endings are bound to grammatical cases, with usually well-defined roles.

The cases in Cažorih language are 4:

• Nominative
• Accusative
• Genitive
• Dative

The grammatical roles and all possible differences in usage among similar cases are enlisted below: