Sentence Structure in Apatani

Basic sentence patterns in Apatani:

· subject + verb

1. Akki peedo. [dog (is) barking]

2. Ngo luchi. [I shall speak.]

· subject + direct object + verb

1. Ngo lemba chachi (I shall go to village)

2. Ngo lemba chalaa-kendo. (I can go to village)

3. Paat siibin chilo-biine. (Tiger hunted down a goat.)

· subject + direct object + object complement + verb

1. Anku hime mi imi-la-dopa kapa-biine. [Anku found the child asleep.]

· subject + indirect object + direct object + verb

1. Tapu ngiimi pen sonye-he babi. [Tapu brought me two pen.]

· subject + subject complement

1. Yubbey doctor. [Yubbey (is) a doctor.]

2. Lampung hime chikho kone. [Lampung (is) a clever boy.]

· subject + subject complement + verb

1. Lampung hime chikho do. [Lampung is a clever boy.]