Word Order:  VOS
    Example:

transcription    Laqi      Isaw     ka       Kumu

gloss               child      Isaw     NOM     Kumu

free translation   'Kumu is Isaw's child.'

Noun Phrase:
    Example:

rima     lukus       embanah

five      cloth        red

'five red clothes'

Verb Phrase:
    Example:

tmabug     kacin

feed          cow

'feed the cow'

Prepositional Phrase:
    Example:

ruwan      sapah

in             house

'in the house'

Yes/No Questions:
    Example:

Huling    Yudaw     Umin     ka     nii?

dog        Yudaw     Umin    NOM   this

'Is this Yudaw Umin's dog?'

Content Questions:
    Example:

Ima    ka       mosa   kusun        da?

who   NOM     go       tomorrow  Q

'Who are leaving tomorrow?'

Agreement Markers:

Marker	What does it mark?	Meaning	Example
ku/yaku	noun	ku 'I'(clitic nominative pronoun) yaku 'I' (independent nominative              pronoun)	Mgay  ku  patas   ka      yaku. give      I    book   NOM     I   'It is I that give the book.'
-un	verb	GF (goal focus)	Biqun   ku    patas   ka     yaku. give-GF  I         book    NOM     I

Case Markers:

Marker	What does it mark?	Meaning	Example
ka	noun	subject marker	Pruq-un  ka   supih  pnuy-an    masu. break-GF NOM pot   cook-GF  millet 'The pot is broken.'