Ianh Word Order

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The verb never comes at the beginning of a sentence. Whether you use subject-verb-object or object-verb-subject is up to you. As there is no distinction between nominative and accusative case, you have to use the right particle at the end of the sentence:

• thau for object-verb-subject
• thiaph for object-subject-verb
• d'aj' for subject-object-verb
• i for object-verb without a subject
• aph for subject-verb without a object

The usual word order is OVS. If there is no object, it's SV.
If either the object or the subject is a pronoun rather than a real noun, use OSV. Except if the object is a pronoun and the subject is a real noun. In that case, use SOV.

If you want to express an English passive ("John was killed [by Mary]"), use SVO or OV.

1. Introduction
2. Pronunciation
3. Nouns
4. Verbs
5. Pronouns
6. Attributive Clauses
7. Derivational Morphology
8. Word Order
9. Vocabulary
10. Sample Text

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