Value Subject-verb-object (SVO)

Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Order of subject, object, and verb

Examples

  1. Yumi gat ol liklik dok.
    Yumi
    1pl.incl
    gat
    have
    ol
    pl
    liklik
    small
    dok.
    dog
    We have little dogs.

    See nd

  2. Em bai inap wokim haus.
    Em
    3sg
    bai
    fut
    inap
    abil
    wokim
    make
    haus.
    house
    He'll be able to build a house.
  3. Tupela pikinini blongen go kisim lip banana.
    Tu-pela
    two-mod
    pikinini
    child
    blong-en
    poss-3sg
    go
    go
    kisim
    get
    lip
    leaf
    banana.
    banana
    His two children went to fetch banana leaves.

    See nd: WNB F10