Grammar
Aranda has fairly free word order but tends towards SOV. It is generally ergative, but is accusative in its pronouns. Pronouns may be marked for duality and skin group.
| suffix | gloss |
|---|---|
| +aye | emphasis |
| +ewe | stronger emphasis |
| +eyewe | really strong emphasis |
| +ke | for |
| +le | actor in a sentence |
| +le | instrument |
| +le | location |
| +le-arlenge | together, with |
| +nge | from |
| -akerte | having |
| -arenye | from (origin), association |
| -arteke | similarity |
| -atheke | towards |
| -iperre, -ipenhe | after, from |
| -kenhe | belongs to |
| -ketye | because (bad consequence) |
| -kwenye | not having, without |
| -mpele | by way of, via |
| -ntyele | from |
| -werne | to |
| +ke | past |
| +lhe | reflexive |
| +me | present tense |
| +rre/+irre | reciprocal |
| +tyale | negative imperative |
| +tye-akenhe | negative |
| +tyeke | purpose or intent |
| +tyenhe | future |
| Ø | imperative |
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