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===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
* Cardinal numbers come before the noun. If a cardinal number is present, the singular form of the noun is used. | |||
::nimooyn ''men'' BUT afar nin ''four men'' | |||
* Determiners and adjectives come after the noun, with the determiner coming first if both are present | |||
* Possessive phrases can be formed in two ways: | |||
#:::Genitive construction | |||
::::minka Shariif ''Shariif's house'' (lit. ''house-the Shariif'') | |||
#:::Possessive determiner | |||
::::Shariif minkiis ''Shariif's house'' (lit. ''Shariif house-his'') | |||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
===Sentence phrase=== | ===Sentence phrase=== | ||