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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Word order=== | |||
Due to Gaju's case system, subject and object are not distinguished by their order as in Old Gaju or in Rttirri, so they (and any other noun phrases) can be placed in any order. However, subject-object-verb (SOV) word order remains the standard for clauses, with object-subject-verb (OSV) being a common alternative. | Due to Gaju's case system, subject and object are not distinguished by their order as in Old Gaju or in Rttirri, so they (and any other noun phrases) can be placed in any order. However, subject-object-verb (SOV) word order remains the standard for clauses, with object-subject-verb (OSV) being a common alternative. | ||
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:child-ACC beautiful three 3SG.GEN PERF 3SG.NOM PST-abandon | :child-ACC beautiful three 3SG.GEN PERF 3SG.NOM PST-abandon | ||
:He abandoned his three beautiful children. | :He abandoned his three beautiful children. | ||
===Conjunctions=== | |||
The following conjunctions are used, and can be applied both to noun phrases and to clauses: | |||
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! Postposition | |||
! English Translation | |||
|- | |||
| ''pu'' | |||
| and | |||
|- | |||
| ''she'' | |||
| or (inclusive) | |||
|- | |||
| ''shem'' | |||
| or (exclusive) | |||
|- | |||
| ''fa'' | |||
| but | |||
|- | |||
| ''kinya'' | |||
| because | |||
|- | |||
| ''khùùtom'' | |||
| before | |||
|- | |||
| ''nààku'' | |||
| after | |||
|- | |||
| ''mamu'' | |||
| until | |||
|- | |||
| ''wààku'' | |||
| although | |||
|} | |||
==Relative clauses== | |||
==Sample text== | ==Sample text== | ||