General grammar:

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• Plurals marked by the prefix o'

  • balisaa -> o'balisaa  /  onikaan -> o'nikaan​

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• Standard word order is S V O (unless changed by a tense)

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• Syllable structure is (c)v(v)(c)

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• Questions marked by adding the prefix ni- to the inquiry word

• inquiry word goes at the end of the sentence

  • how are you? = Moa ni-ki. [you is/are?] ​

  • where is the supermarket? = A bia-kasiaa ki ni-jal. [the supermarket is where?]

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• Time phrases always go at start of sentences

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• Uncertainty about the truth of an adjective or noun is shown by the suffix -saa

• Absolute certainty about the truth of an adjective or noun is shown by the suffix -sila

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• To show that an adjective is increasing in amount/intensity use the prefix gi-

• To show that an adjective is decreasing in amount/intensity use the prefix bi-

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• If a verb is reflexive, it gains the prefix baan-

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• To show that a verb/adjective is impossible, or will never happen, use the suffix -onaal

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• If an adjective is extremely important to the sentence, use the prefix biaki-

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• To show a verb is beginning use the suffix -dimaaja

• To a show a verb is ending use the suffix -disaadak

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• To show an adjective is eternally true, use the prefix doadoa-

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• If there is a large group of the same noun, use the prefix kiokiko-