What's special about the Sindhi language and why you should care
What's special about the Sindhi language and why you should care
What's special about the Sindhi language and why you should care
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Word Order:<br />
Putting <strong>the</strong> cart before <strong>the</strong> horse<br />
• English word order:<br />
Subject -- Verb – Object<br />
Gul speaks <strong>Sindhi</strong>.<br />
• <strong>Sindhi</strong> word order:<br />
Subject – Object – Verb<br />
Gulu <strong>Sindhi</strong>i ggalhaayo-thaa<br />
In <strong>Sindhi</strong> <strong>the</strong> Object comes before <strong>the</strong> Verb.<br />
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Postpositions come later<br />
• In English, <strong>the</strong> preposition precedes <strong>the</strong><br />
noun it modifies:<br />
Leela went inside <strong>the</strong> house<br />
• <strong>Sindhi</strong> uses postpositions, which follow <strong>the</strong><br />
noun:<br />
Leela ghara men vaii<br />
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