1.) Word and Phrase Order
Ilian is classically an S-O-V language. Due to the highly declined nature of most words, however, word order is actually fairly free, but verbs are almost invariably in the final position of clauses, whether main or subordinate.
For example:
Mé magasynelre dyk.
1.SG store-DEF-DAT go-PST
I went to the store. (general)
Magasynelre mé dyk.
I went to the store. (emphasis on having gone to the store.)
Subordinate Clauses
Subordinate clauses are set off by the particle dá and generally follow the main clauses they modify, with some exceptions.
Mé magasynelre dyk, dá mé ljákemá aqattacek.
1.SG store-DEF-DAT go-PST | that 1.SG milk-GEN purchase-ACC-make-PST
I went to the store to buy milk (and I bought it).
lit: I went to the store so that I could buy milk. (And I did buy milk.)
"Adjectival" Phrases
In General
In general, to become adjectives, nouns will take the -má/-mó suffix (indicating the genitive case).
Colors
Colors are a special case: to describe an object with a specific color, -hek/-huk is used. (-má/-mó is used to modify colors individually to shift them within the spectrum.)