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A Grammar of Vabungula
| Part 3 - Word Order |
Word Order
Word order in Vabungula generally follows the pattern: subject-verb-object. Adjectives precede nouns. Adverbs of time have no fixed position in a sentence, and they may appear almost anywhere. Compare:
Fûn de amuca sisekûlo.
He’s reading a book now.
De fûn amuca sisekûlo.
(same)
De amuca fûn sisekûlo.
(same)
De amuca sisekûlo fûn.
(same)
Interrogative Sentences
Nouns and verbs are not inverted in interrogative sentences:
Ka agula Vabungula?
Do you speak Vabungula?
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