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CP arguments.
Table 15 summarizes the possible word orders in sentences with verbs that take
Table 15. Subject position in sentences with CP arguments
verb initial S final S V S CP V [CPV S PP]
aikuj 'need' √ √ * *
kāālōt 'choose' √ √ * *
kōnaan 'want' √ √ * *
lo 'see' √ √ * *
kallimur 'promise' √ √ √ *
ron# 'hear' √ √ √ *
jelā 'know' √ √ √ *
ba 'say' √ √ speaker variation *
lōmnak 'think' √ √ speaker variation *
If a generalization were to be made regarding transitive sentences, it would be that
sentence initial and sentence final subjects are allowed, whereas, barring a few
exceptions, immediately postverbal subjects are not.
3.2.2 Intransitive sentences
There are three types of intransitive sentences that will be discussed in this section. The
first is sentences without a PP; the second, those that require a PP argument; and the
third, those with an optional PP.
3.2.2.1 Intransitives without a PP
In an intransitive sentence without a prepositional phrase, the subject may be sentence
initial or postverbal:
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