Syntax
Most Formosan languages display verb-initial syntax (VSO (verb-subject-object) or VOS (verb-object-subject)), with the exception of some Northern Formosan languages such as Thao, Saisiyat, and Pazih, possibly due to influence from Chinese.
Li (1998) lists the word orders of several Formosan languages.
- Rukai: VSO, VOS
- Tsou: VOS
- Bunun: VSO
- Atayal: VSO, VOS
- Saisiyat: VS, SVO
- Pazih: VOS, SVO
- Thao: VSO, SVO
- Amis: VOS, VSO
- Kavalan: VOS
- Puyuma: VSO
- Paiwan: VSO, VOS
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