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===Syntax=== Miꞌkmaq uses [[free word order]], based on emphasis rather than a traditionally fixed order of [[Subject (grammar)|subject]]s, [[Object (grammar)|object]]s and [[verb]]s. For instance, the sentence "I saw a moose standing right there on the hill" could be stated "{{lang|mic|sapmiꞌk ala nemaqtꞌk na tett '''tia'm''' kaqamit}}" ({{gloss|I saw him/there/on the hill/right-there/'''a moose'''/he was standing}}) or "{{lang|mic|sapmiꞌk ala '''tia'm''' nemaqtꞌk na tett kaqamit}}" ({{gloss|I saw him/there/'''a moose'''/on the hill/right-there/he was standing}}); the latter sentence puts emphasis on the moose by placing {{lang|mic|tia'm}} ({{gloss|moose}}) earlier in the utterance. Miꞌkmaq, as a [[polysynthetic language]], has verbs which usually contain the sentence's subject and object: for instance, the aforementioned {{lang|mic|sapmiꞌk}} translates to 'I saw him'. While it is thus difficult to classify Miꞌkmaq under traditional [[word order]] categories such as SVO or SOV, a more fixed aspect in the language comes in the morphology of its verbs. Certain areas of internal morphology of verbs in Miꞌkmaq have regular placement: for instance, when the [[Aspect (grammar)|aspect]] of a verb is included, it appears as the first prefix, while the [[Negative (grammar)|negative]] marker always appears directly after the verb root. An example for both of these instances can be seen in the Miꞌkmaq verb {{lang|mic|kisipawnatqaꞌtiꞌw}} ({{lang|mic|kisi-paw-natq-aꞌti-w}}), translated as 'they cannot get out': the prefix {{lang|mic|kisi}} marks the verb as being in the [[completive aspect]], whereas the negative marker, {{lang|mic|w}}, appears directly after the verb root {{lang|mic|aꞌti}} ({{gloss|the two move}}). However, these solidly placed elements of verbs are paired with markers that can appear throughout the word, depending again on emphasis; [[animacy]] in particular can appear fluidly throughout verbs. In short, while a few specific aspects of Miꞌkmaq can be predicted, its [[syntax]] in general is largely free and dependent on context. Miꞌkmaq verbs are also marked for [[Tense (grammar)|tense]].
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