SVO pattern of western Saga dialect

(1) kodon no jinkichi ba tabuQ.

child Subject Marker *green eel goby Object Marker will eat/eats

*a kind of fish

`The child will eat eel gobies.’

(2) naoki no mizu ba nomu.

Child Subject Marker water Object Marker will drink/drinks

`Naoki will drink water.’

(3) kodon no eigo ba benkyousuQ.

Child Subject Marker English Object Marker will study/studies

`The child will study English.’

(4) hebi no naoki ba bikkuisasuQ.

Snake Subject Marker Naoki Object Marker will surprise

`A snake will surprise Naoki.’

There is one other word order grammatical sentence except for (1) among kodon, no, jinkichi, ba and tabuQ, (5).

(5) jinkichi ba kodon no tabuQ.

Eel goby Object Marker child Subject Marker will eat/eats