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Order of subject, object, and verb
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Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Example 74-1:
man mákmak kámuks
man
man
mákmak
eat
kámuks
dog
The man eats the dog.
Example 74-3:
yáka łap ixt man
yáka
3sg
łap
find
ixt
one
man
man
He found a man.
Source:
Boas 1933
: 211
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
Order of subject, object, and verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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