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==Grammar== ===Pronouns=== The Ahom language has the following pronouns:{{sfn|Morey|2010|p=?}} {|class="wikitable" |- !Person || Singular || Plural |- | 1st || /kau/ (ππ§) || /rau/ (ππ§) |- | 2nd || /maΙ―/ (ππ§) || /su/ (ππ€) |- | 3rd || /man/ (πππ«) || /kΚ°au/ (ππ§) |} ===Demonstratives=== Ahom uses the proximal demonstrative ''nai'' meaning 'this' and the distal demonstrative ''nan'' meaning 'that'.{{sfn|Morey|2010}} ===Syntax=== Tai-Ahom mainly used an SVO word order, but an SOV word order has also been attested.<ref name=diller>{{cite book |last1=Diller |first1=Anthony |chapter=Tai languages in Assam: Daughters or Ghosts |date=1992 |pages=22 |editor1-first=Carol J. |editor1-last=Compton |editor2-first= John F. |editor2-last=Hartmann |title=Papers on Tai Languages, Linguistics and Literatures |location=DeKalb, IL |publisher=Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University}}</ref> ===Nouns=== Classifiers are used when forming plurals, counting entities and when specifically referring to one single entity. Some classifiers are: 'kun' (used for persons), 'tu' (used for animals) and 'an' (general). For example 'khai song tu' means two buffalo, where 'khai' means buffalo, 'song' means two and 'tu' is the classifier for animals.{{sfn|Morey|2010}} ===Interrogatives=== The following interrogatives are found:{{sfn|Morey|2010}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Phonemic !! Meaning |- | sang || What |- | naΙ―/daΙ― || What |- | rΙ― || Why |- | ki || How many |- | phaΙ― || Who |- | thaΙ― || Where |}
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