Datapoint Korlai/Order of subject, object, and verb

Values

Subject-object-verb (SOV) Frequency: 70.0%

Example 40-44:
Teru pelo ũ ũ prat yade.
Teru
Teru
pelo
obj.3pl
ũ
one
ũ
one
prat
plate
yade.
gave
Teru gave each one of them a plate.
Confidence:
Very certain

Subject-verb-object (SVO) Frequency: 30.0%

Example 40-2:
Barber tiran ispi su. Ya korto su rhab.
Barber
barber
tiran
pull.out.prog
ispi
thorn
su.
poss.3sg
Ya
pst
korto
cut.pst
su
3sg
rhab.
tail
The barber was pulling the thorn out of his tail (with a knife). He cut off his tail.

Source: Clements 2007: 168

Confidence:
Very certain