▁function . ▁Like ▁the ▁languages ▁of ▁Sar aw ak , ▁West ▁Coast ▁B aj au ▁has ▁two ▁different ▁pron oun ▁sets ▁ ▁Set ▁ 1 : ▁non - subject ▁actors ▁ ▁Set ▁ 2 : ▁all ▁other ▁pron oun s ▁In ▁contrast , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁languages ▁of ▁Sab ah ▁have ▁three ▁sets ▁of ▁pron oun s : ▁ ▁Set ▁ 1 : ▁non - subject ▁actors ▁ ▁Set ▁ 2 : ▁subjects ▁ ▁Set ▁ 3 : ▁non - subject , ▁non - act ors ▁In ▁West ▁Coast ▁B aj au , ▁the ▁non - subject ▁under go er ▁can ▁be ▁option ally ▁real ised ▁using ▁both ▁the ▁Set ▁ 1 ▁and ▁the ▁Set ▁ 2 ▁pron oun s . ▁ ▁Zero ▁an ap hora ▁is ▁possible ▁for ▁highly ▁top ical ▁arguments , ▁except ▁the ▁U V ▁actor , ▁which ▁cannot ▁be ▁deleted . ▁This ▁is ▁common ▁across ▁Western ▁Aust ron esian ▁languages . ▁ ▁Word ▁Order ▁ ▁Like ▁the ▁languages ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁the ▁S ama – B aj aw ▁languages ▁in ▁the ▁Sul u ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁verb - initial . ▁However , ▁in ▁most ▁languages ▁word ▁order ▁is ▁flexible ▁and ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁voice ▁construction . ▁In ▁the ▁Sul u , ▁SV O ▁is ▁only ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁pre posed ▁neg atives ▁and ▁aspect ▁markers . ▁In ▁West ▁Coast ▁B aj au , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁SV O ▁word - order ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁p rag matically ▁neutral ▁context s . ▁This ,