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This page gives an extensive description of ''' | This page gives an extensive description of '''Ỹhɛ syntactical''' features. | ||
==Main clause and word order== | ==Main clause and word order== | ||
Ỹhɛ is an almost strictly '''SVO''' (''Subject-Verb-Object'') language. | |||
osmɔç vuɣner moce hüɟa | |||
<small>the man sees the dog</small> | <small>the man sees the dog</small> | ||
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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. The indirect object tends to be placed ''after'' the direct object of the sentence. | 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. The indirect object tends to be placed ''after'' the direct object of the sentence. | ||
Any of the elements can be emphasized by placing it at the beginning or in the end of the sentence. This can be done through the evidential | Any of the elements can be emphasized by placing it at the beginning or in the end of the sentence. This can be done through any of the evidential particles, which are to be placed before the emphasized element. | ||
sy hüɟa osmɔç vuɣner moce | |||
<small>it's the dog the man sees</small> | <small>it's the dog the man sees</small> | ||
Revision as of 04:55, 13 April 2025
- Main article: Ỹhɛ
This page gives an extensive description of Ỹhɛ syntactical features.
Main clause and word order
Ỹhɛ is an almost strictly SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) language.
osmɔç vuɣner moce hüɟa the man sees the dog
The total lack of any case system, and of any distinction between the subject and the direct object, makes the word order firmly fixed.
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. The indirect object tends to be placed after the direct object of the sentence.
Any of the elements can be emphasized by placing it at the beginning or in the end of the sentence. This can be done through any of the evidential particles, which are to be placed before the emphasized element.
sy hüɟa osmɔç vuɣner moce it's the dog the man sees
