General word order in Mari is Subject-Object-Verb (SOV).
Examples:
Тый кö улат?
You-(2.sg.) who-(interrog.) are-(2.sg.)?
Who are you?
Мый Кимберли улам.
I Kimberli am-(1.sg.).
I am Kimberli.
Тудо кушто ила?
He where-(interrog.) lives-(3.sg.)?
Where does he live?
Мый тыйым йöратем.
I you-accusative love-(1.sg.).
I love you.