Word Order: Word order describes the order of words in a sentence. In English the word order is Subject + Verb + Object. An example is: “I (subject) drink (verb) milk (object)”. Word order in Igbo is irregular compared to English. But it is not too difficult to learn with a logical mind. Let’s explore Subject + Verb + Object construction.
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M na-eri nri
M na-eli nni
M(subject) na-eri (verb); nri /nni(object)
A na m eri nri
A na m eli nni
This is irregular in structure: (A na m )= subject; eri=verb;
nri/nni =object) A na m (subject)
eri (verb)
nri/nni (object)
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I eat food
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M na-aṅụ mmiri
M na-aṅụ mmili
M(subject) + na-aṅụ (verb) + mmiri (object) A na m aṅụ mmiri
A na m aṅụ mmili
A na m(subject) + aṅụ(verb) + mmiri (object)
A na m (subject)
aṅụ (verb)
mmiri (object)
mmili (object)
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I drink water
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