Proto-Frinthan: Word Order: Order of Subject, Object and Verb: OVS

The order changes from OVS to OSV in relative clauses, e.g.

Hūtes pyous i aikanan Xyūdarpūwaməh. - wonderful stone ACC discover.PST Xyūdarpūwam.NOM - Xyūdarpūwam discovered a wonderful stone.

Xyūdarpūwaməh aikane k hūtes pyousəh . - Xyūdarpūwam.NOM discover GEN wonderful stone - a wonderful stone Xyūdarpūwam discovered