Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Conventions and abbreviations -- 1. The language and its context -- 2. Phonology -- 3. Word classes I: open classes -- 4. Word classes II: closed classes -- 5. The noun phrase -- 6. Predicates I: verbal predicates -- 7. Predicates II: non-verbal and copula predicates -- 8. Grammatical relations and valency -- 9. Serial verb constructions -- 10. Speech act distinctions and polarity -- 11. Clausal relations and clause combining -- 12. Pragmatics and discourse practices -- Appendix I. Recordings metadata -- Appendix II. Texts -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index