t ʃ / ▁ranges ▁from ▁[ t ʃ ] ▁to ▁[ ʃ ]. ▁ ▁The ▁r hot ic ▁r ▁is ▁often ▁retro flex ▁() ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁some ▁later ality ▁(); ▁simple ▁t aps ▁() ▁are ▁also ▁heard . ▁/ r / ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁realized ▁as ▁[ d ], ▁especially ▁when ▁pal atal ized . ▁ ▁/ w / ▁can ▁be ▁realized ▁as ▁[ β ], ▁especially ▁when ▁pal atal ized . ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁word , ▁there ▁is ▁met ath esis ▁of ▁any ▁morph eme - final ▁/ j / ▁with ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁sy ll able ▁ ▁The ▁language ▁has ▁either ▁tone ▁or ▁a ▁complex ▁pitch - ac cent ▁system , ▁but ▁this ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁ade qu ately ▁described . ▁ ▁Mor ph ology ▁ ▁The ▁language ▁is ▁highly ▁ag gl ut in ative , ▁such ▁that ▁most ▁words ▁consist ▁of ▁multiple ▁morph emes , ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁word ▁may ▁contain ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁root . ▁ ▁Syntax ▁ ▁Most ▁Y agua ▁sentences ▁begin ▁with ▁the ▁verb , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁subject ▁and ▁object ▁in ▁that ▁order ▁( V SO ). ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁" double ▁object " ▁language , ▁with ▁no ▁known ▁s ynt actic ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁objects ▁of ▁ver bs ▁like ▁' g ive ', ▁for ▁example , ▁or ▁applied ▁objects . ▁ ▁The ▁language ▁has ▁numerous ▁post pos itions ▁( and ▁no ▁pre pos itions , ▁which ▁is ▁generally ▁unexpected ▁for ▁V SO ▁languages ). ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁