Adjective Ordering
In typical citation form, modifiers follow the noun they modify. That is the only ordering constraint, since in cases with multiple modifiers, there is no ordering rule amongst the modifiers.
xabii xadaq xambelna xa mbodaxna
He quickly ate two delicious sour fruit.
anofa naam [xabiy xapodaxu xadaq] ‘He hurries and eats…’
anof anaam [xabii xadaq xapodaxoxe]
anaam anofu [xabii xapodaxu xadaq] ‘He eats hurriedly…’
anaama [xabii xadaq xapodaxu] nofu ‘He eats…hurriedly’
Numeral ordering
In the post-nominal ordering of adjectives, numerals can appear in any position in the modifier chain.
xabiy xadaq xapelu xapodaxoxe ‘the two delicious sour fruits’ ?xabiy xapelu xapodax xadaqaxe ?xabiy xapelu xapodax xadaqaxe ?xabiy xadaq xapodax xapelu axe
xabii xadaq xapeloxe ambodaxa ‘the two delicious fruit are sour’
?xabii xapeloxe xadaq ambodaxa
?xabii xapel xadaqoxe ambodaxa
xabii xadaq xapelu xapodax axe/uxe awe tok a tabulale ‘the two delicious sour fruits are on the table’ ?xabii xapelu xadaq xapodax axe… ?xabii xapelu xapodax xadaq axe…
okoor oxeexexe anaama xabii xadaq xapodu xapodaxu xapeluxe ‘the hungry boy eats two delicious sour fruit’
the three beautiful women rew daduk mosu xocu we rew daduk xocu mosu we rew mosu xocu daduk we rew xocu mosu daduk we ?rew xocu daduk mosu we
