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Order of subject, object, and verb
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Subject-object-verb (SOV) Frequency: 70.0%
Example 73-4:
yoga solta kirixuni
i
no soleanga
yo-ga
1sg
-
top
sol-ta
sun-
acc
kiri-xu-ni
want-
prog
-
1sg
i
and
no
neg
solea-nga
shine-
3fut
I want sun and the sun is not going to shine.
Source:
Muysken 1981
: 64
Example 73-18:
miu ermanoga trabaxoda akabaxunmi a las sinkoda
miu
1sg
.
poss
ermano-ga
brother-
top
trabaxo-da
work-
acc
akaba-xu-n-mi
finish-
prog
-3-
aff
a
at
las
the
sinko-da
five-
acc
My brother (usually) finishes work at five.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Subject-verb-object (SVO) Frequency: 30.0%
Example 73-3:
kura bindiziaxun nwibu iskwilada
kura
priest
bindizia-xu-n
bless-
prog
-
3sg
nwibu
new
iskwila-da
school-
acc
The priest blesses the new school.
Source:
Muysken 1997
: 395
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Language:
Media Lengua
Feature:
Order of subject, object, and verb
Source:
Muysken 1997
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