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Article _+ Noun:

pho kita:p  �that book�
homo got

 �this house�

homo byo  �this boy�
pho mole �that girl�
bede bye �many boys�
heme bye

 �these boys�

phe goti �those houses�

Number + Noun:  

e:k byo  �one boy�
du tigayo  �two girls�
tRa mu �three men�
a:R va �four dogs�
puguliyo �five fingers�

Sometimes the order of number and noun may interchange as Noun + Number as this:

mu tRa
t
iga du
va a:R


 
Possessive + Noun :

tes va  �his dog�
tes ba:yo

 �his brother�

ten bo  �their father�
mumos kami:s  �uncle�s shirt�
qus ane  �crow�s egg�
vas pii �dog�s tail�
heys ul 'bird�s nest�

Descriptive + Noun :

ta:li tiga  �beautiful girl�
apo sina  �clever boy�
himi mu

 �old man�

bono got  �big house�
i:lo pani �green leaf�
u:to mu  �deaf man�
bono ba:yo �elder brother�
seno na:Ro

 �small stone�

lodo pu:o  �red flower�

Verb Phrase:
The verb phrase consists of (adverb) + (NP -case) + verb. There are simple sentences which have only verb in the verb phrase as in the following sentences.

mo yu:s �I am coming�
  1        2              1             2             
sosa silihale  �he is reading�
   1            2                       1              2           
pho badiya:le  �it is running�
1 2

    1           2               

sasa skiya:li  �she is seeing�
    1         2              

    1            2                

tesa za:za:len  �they are walking�
   1           2                      1                   2            
ti ya:le

 �you are coming�

 1     2            1                  2         

The verb phrase which has the structure NP-cases verb may be seen in the following sentences.

mo gota:-Ra biyu:s �I am going home�
  1       2               3         1            3         2    
sa sukulu-Ra ut

 �she came to school�

 1         2          3         1        3               2               
so bunu-Ra biya:le 'he goes to village�
  1         2             3      1        3              2    
masa kalam-sa zbiRithiyu:s �I am writing with pen�
    1            2                 3            1            3          2     
basa kani-sa qonhenes  �we are hearing with ears�
    1         2                   3          1                3                2     

       

                                       

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