'house')' Grammar Roviana word order is verb–subject–object (VSO). Pronouns Pronominal suffixes These are suffixed to direct/inalienable possessions such as kin terms and parts of the body. Preposed possessor These are suffixed to indirect or alienable possessions: Postposed possessor These are suffixed to a second kind of indirect or alienable possessions: The possessive for food is prefixed or : The possessive for desire is prefixed o or e: Interrogative pronouns Indefinite pronouns Demonstrative pronouns Nouns There are two classes of nouns in Roviana. The first includes kin terms, body parts and some local nouns. These are used with suffixed personal pronouns such as: – 'my mother' – 'her/his /its eyes' Nouns of the second class are used with separate possessive words such as: – 'my book' – 'his/her/its house' Local nouns are formed from verbs by the suffix . They denote a place where an action is performed: - 'sit' - 'chair' Nouns are formed from verbs & adjectives by the infix . When the verb or adjective begins with a vowel, is prefixed: - 'to walk' - 'a journey' When the verb or adjective begins a consonant in is infixed after the first consonant: - 'sing' -'song' A noun can also be formed by in from the causative or reciprocal forms of verbs: -'to know' - 'to show' - 'a sign' Demonstratives Articles in Roviana occur before the noun, marking the noun phrase as common or proper. Roviana has definite and indefinite articles. The indefinite article is : can also be exchanged with : and may also be applied with plural nouns: The definite article is : The personal articles are the non- absolutive and absolutive . is commonly used with a proper noun in the subjective case, in the objective: Syntax Imperative and interrogative sentences Imperative sentences An actor can optionally be omitted (1); otherwise there is no structural difference from a declarative clause (2). Interrogative sentences Yes-no questions are structurally identical to declaratives, but have a distinct rising intonation. The two single word answers are 'yes' and 'no'. Wh-questions or information questions contain an interrogative phrase in focus position (i.e. clause initial) and optionally is followed by the focal particle si; for example, 'where?' 'who?' 'how many/much?' 'what?' 'how?, why?' Interrogative morphemes are frequently preceded by the disjunctive particle na; 'why?' 'what?' Complex sentences Coordination Coordination is marked by a conjunction between the two clauses; the conjunction belongs