Makasae

Word Order: SOV
    Example:

Ani           ira         gehe.

1st.sg.      water    drink

'I drink the water.'

Noun Phrase: Noun - Adj. - Det.
    Example:

Tupurae       pelunu      u

Woman       beautiful   one

'A beatiful girl.'

Verb Phrase: Obj. NP - V
    Example:

Mu'u       u         nawa

Banana   one      eat

'Eat a banana.'

Prepositional Phrase: NP - Postposition
    Example:

Basara     isi

Market    Loc.

'To/at the market.'

Yes/No Questions:  Prosody
    Example:

Ai           ai               nawa?

2nd.sg.   Complete   eat

'Have you eaten?'

Content Questions: In-situ
    Example:

Ai              na'i     ai                nawa?

2nd.sg.      what   Complete     eat

'What did you eat?'

Agreement Markers:  No-agreement

Case Markers: No case marker  No Ergative evidence.