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Full reduplication is used to broaden adjectives (for example ''töng² töng²'' "somewhat narrow" from ''töng²'' "narrow"), and to derive new iterative or reflexive meanings from some verbs (for example ''har³ har³'' "it returns to it" from ''har³'' "it goes to it"). | Full reduplication is used to broaden adjectives (for example ''töng² töng²'' "somewhat narrow" from ''töng²'' "narrow"), and to derive new iterative or reflexive meanings from some verbs (for example ''har³ har³'' "it returns to it" from ''har³'' "it goes to it"). | ||
==Syntax | ==Syntax== | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
Word order is flexible but predominantly [[w:Verb–subject-object word order|VSO]]. | Word order is flexible but predominantly [[w:Verb–subject-object word order|VSO]]. | ||