Syntax
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Syntax
High Qhālan normally uses a formal Subject–Verb–Object order in ritual, literary, legal, and astronomical language.
Modifiers generally follow nouns, while negation precedes the verb.
Basic Word Order
Subject + Verb + Object
IGT Block
ǂalen
ǂalen
sunhen
sun-hen
ǃerath-ar.
ǃerath-ar
Word count mismatch between sentence and gloss line
‘"The star-priest speaks of the sacred sun.”’
Negation
Negation precedes the verb.
Example:
ǂalen nu sunhen ǃerath-ar.
“The star-priest does not speak of the sacred sun.”
IGT Block
ǂalen
ǂalen
nu
nu
sunhen
sun-hen
ǃerath-ar.
ǃerath-ar
Word count mismatch between sentence and gloss line
‘“The star-priest does not speak of the sacred sun.”’
Modifiers
Adjectives usually follow nouns.
Examples:
rathan rathar = straight road
mora halal = sacred sea
ǀāra halal = true oath