Lesson 2: Roots by Position and Basic SOV Order

Core principle

Roots are category-flexible. The language does not force a noun ending, verb ending, or adjective ending on ordinary lexical roots. Instead, position tells you how to read them.

The default clause order is rigidly S O V. Subjects come first, objects come second, and the finite verb closes the clause.

Worked examples

mana reta daku-pa. = The person carried the tool.
mana reta gaka tuma. = The person makes the tool well.
mi a maku. = I know it.
mira mana = clear person
mira saka = speak clearly

What changes, what stays

Word order does the grammatical work. You do not move the verb to the middle, and you do not drop the object slot in a transitive clause unless the placeholder a keeps the pattern intact.

Quick habit

When you read a sentence, find the last word first. If it is clause-final, that is your verbal anchor.