Yami Language Learning Center

1	Introduction
2	Phonology & Orthography
2.1	Consonants and vowels
2.2	Long consonant
2.3	Stress
2.4	Syllable structure
2.5	Monosyllabic bound roots
3	Morphology
3.1	Affixation
3.2	Reduplication
4	Syntax
4.1	Tense, aspect, and mood morphology
5	Word Order of Predicational Constructions
5.1	Nominal predicate clauses
5.2	Verbal clauses
5.3	Topicalized constructions
5.4	Agent initial word order
5.5	Word order of WH-questions
6	Structure of Verbal Clauses
6.1	Constructions with auxiliary verbs
6.2	Constructions with multiple verbs
6.3	The form of verbs
6.4	Existential verbs
6.5	Imperative verb forms
6.6	Causative pa-
7	Structure of Noun Phrases
7.1	Word order
7.2	Determiners
7.3	Relative clauses
8	Comparative Constructions
8.1	Comparatives with reduplication
8.2	Comparatives with affixation
8.3	Comparatives with both reduplication and affixation
9	Numbers
9.1	Counting numbers
9.2	Counting humans, animals, or objects
9.3	Counting money
9.4	Counting time
10	Prefix ka-
10.1	Ka- as a verbal prefix
10.2	Ka- as a nominal prefix
11	Summary of Affixes in Yami
	References

A Grammar of Yami