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Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13950591 (Available online at http://wals.info/chapter/143, Accessed on 2026-06-13.) wals code name value description latitude longitude genus family area abu Abun 1 NegVNeg -0.5 132.5 Abun Abun Word Order amn Amanab 2 Neg[V-Neg] -3.58333333333 141.25 Border Border Word Order aml Ambae (Lolovoli Northeast) 1 NegVNeg -15.4166666667 167.883333333 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order amh Amharic 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 10.0 38.0 Semitic Afro-Asiatic Word Order amo Amo 1 NegVNeg 10.3333333333 8.66666666667 Central Kainji Niger-Congo Word Order amx Anamuxra 2 Neg[V-Neg] -4.66666666667 145.0 Josephstaal Trans-New Guinea Word Order apw Apache (Western) 2 Neg[V-Neg] 33.75 -110.0 Athapaskan Na-Dene Word Order amr Arabic (Moroccan) 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 34.0 -6.0 Semitic Afro-Asiatic Word Order ana Araona 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -12.3333333333 -67.75 Tacanan Pano-Tacanan Word Order asu Asuriní 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -3.5 -49.5 Maweti-Guarani Tupian Word Order awp Awa Pit 10 Type 1 / Type 2 1.5 -78.25 Barbacoan Barbacoan Word Order bab Babungo 1 NegVNeg 6.11666666667 10.4166666667 Wide Grassfields Niger-Congo Word Order baf Bafut 7 NegNegV 6.25 9.91666666667 Wide Grassfields Niger-Congo Word Order ble Baoulé 5 Negative tone & VNeg 7.0 -5.0 Tano Niger-Congo Word Order bid Bidiya 1 NegVNeg 11.9166666667 18.75 East Chadic Afro-Asiatic Word Order bob Bobangi 1 NegVNeg -1.33333333333 17.3333333333 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order bbf Bobo Madaré (Northern) 1 NegVNeg 12.4166666666667 -4.3333333333333 Western Mande Mande Word Order boi Boiken 2 Neg[V-Neg] -3.5 143.5 Ndu Sepik Word Order bre Breton 13 Type 1 / Type 7 48.0 -3.0 Celtic Indo-European Word Order buy Buli (in Ghana) 1 NegVNeg 10.5 -1.25 Oti-Volta Niger-Congo Word Order brm Burmese 3 [Neg-V]Neg 21.0 96.0 Burmese-Lolo Sino-Tibetan Word Order cak Cakchiquel 1 NegVNeg 14.5 -91.0 Mayan Mayan Word Order cml Camling 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 27.0 86.6666666667 Himalayish Sino-Tibetan Word Order chb Chambri 8 Neg[Neg-V] -4.16666666667 143.083333333 Lower Sepik Ramu-Lower Sepik Word Order cui Cuiba 2 Neg[V-Neg] 6.5 -70.0 Guahiban Guahiban Word Order deg Degema 6 Negative tone & [Neg-V] 4.75 6.75 Edoid Niger-Congo Word Order dha Dhaasanac 2 Neg[V-Neg] 4.66666666667 36.3333333333 Lowland East Cushitic Afro-Asiatic Word Order doy Doyayo 16 ObligDoubleNeg&OptTripleNeg 8.66666666667 13.0833333333 Samba-Duru Niger-Congo Word Order erk Efate (South) 1 NegVNeg -17.75 168.416666667 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order eko Ekoti 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -16.5 39.5 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order evn Even 2 Neg[V-Neg] 68.0 130.0 Tungusic Altaic Word Order eve Evenki 2 Neg[V-Neg] 56.0 125.0 Tungusic Altaic Word Order ewe Ewe 1 NegVNeg 6.33333333333 0.416666666667 Gbe Niger-Congo Word Order fur Fur 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 13.5 25.0 Fur Fur Word Order gua Guaraní 1 NegVNeg -26.0 -56.0 Maweti-Guarani Tupian Word Order gnb Gunbalang 16 ObligDoubleNeg&OptTripleNeg -12.0 134.0 Marne Gunwinyguan Word Order gwa Gwari 1 NegVNeg 9.5 7.0 Nupoid Niger-Congo Word Order hai Haida 2 Neg[V-Neg] 53.0 -132.0 Haida Haida Word Order hal Halia 1 NegVNeg -5.25 154.666666667 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order hdi Hdi 9 VNegNeg 11.8666666667 13.7166666667 Biu-Mandara Afro-Asiatic Word Order ido Idoma 1 NegVNeg 6.91666666667 7.5 Idomoid Niger-Congo Word Order ifm Ifumu 1 NegVNeg -3.66666666667 15.3333333333 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order ite Itelmen 2 Neg[V-Neg] 57.0 157.5 Southern Chukotko-Kamchatkan Chukotko-Kamchatkan Word Order kwy Iwoyo 3 [Neg-V]Neg -5.5 12.25 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order izi Izi 2 Neg[V-Neg] 6.33333333333 8.0 Igboid Niger-Congo Word Order kbl Kabyle 1 NegVNeg 36.5 5.0 Berber Afro-Asiatic Word Order knk Kanakuru 1 NegVNeg 10.0 12.0 West Chadic Afro-Asiatic Word Order kbw Karen (Bwe) 3 [Neg-V]Neg 19.5 97.0 Karen Sino-Tibetan Word Order ksg Karen (Sgaw) 1 NegVNeg 18.0 97.0 Karen Sino-Tibetan Word Order krk Karok 2 Neg[V-Neg] 41.6666666667 -123.0 Karok Hokan Word Order ktl Katla 1 NegVNeg 11.8333333333 29.3333333333 Katla-Tima Kordofanian Word Order kio Kiowa 2 Neg[V-Neg] 37.0 -99.0 Kiowa-Tanoan Kiowa-Tanoan Word Order kis Kisi 12 Type 1 / Type 5 8.83333333333 -10.1666666667 Southern Mel Niger-Congo Word Order kiw Kiwai (Southern) 2 Neg[V-Neg] -8.0 143.5 Kiwaian Trans-New Guinea Word Order kon Kongo 16 ObligDoubleNeg&OptTripleNeg -5.0 15.0 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order krw Korowai 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -5.25 140.0 Becking-Dawi Trans-New Guinea Word Order kry Koryak 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 61.0 167.0 Northern Chukotko-Kamchatkan Chukotko-Kamchatkan Word Order kro Krongo 1 NegVNeg 10.5 30.0 Kadugli Kadu Word Order lmu Lamen 1 NegVNeg -16.5833333333 168.166666667 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order len Lenakel 3 [Neg-V]Neg -19.45 169.25 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order lng Lengua 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -22.5 -59.0 Mascoian Mascoian Word Order lep Lepcha 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 27.1666666667 88.5 Himalayish Sino-Tibetan Word Order lim Limbu 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 27.1666666667 87.75 Himalayish Sino-Tibetan Word Order lnd Linda 3 [Neg-V]Neg 6.5 20.75 Ubangi Niger-Congo Word Order lou Lou 1 NegVNeg -2.38333333333 147.316666667 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order lbu Lunda 3 [Neg-V]Neg -10.6666666667 24.0 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order luv Luvale 11 Type 1 / Type 3 -12.0 22.0 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order ma Ma 3 [Neg-V]Neg 3.5 28.0 Ubangi Niger-Congo Word Order msn Maisin 1 NegVNeg -9.5 149.166666667 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order mkz Makaa 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 3.41666666667 12.25 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order mdn Mandan 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 46.5 -102.5 Mandan Siouan Word Order mar Maricopa 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 33.1666666667 -113.166666667 Yuman Hokan Word Order msk Masakin 1 NegVNeg 10.6666666667 30.0 Talodi Kordofanian Word Order mbl Mbole 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -0.666666666667 24.6666666667 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order men Menomini 2 Neg[V-Neg] 45.5 -88.3333333333 Algonquian Algic Word Order miy Miya 14 Type 1 / Type 9 10.9166666667 9.66666666667 West Chadic Afro-Asiatic Word Order mom Mombum 2 Neg[V-Neg] -8.25 138.75 Mombum Mombum Word Order moo Mooré 1 NegVNeg 12.8333333333 -1.25 Oti-Volta Niger-Congo Word Order aoj Mufian 1 NegVNeg -3.5 143.0 Kombio-Arapesh Torricelli Word Order mwo Mwotlap 2 Neg[V-Neg] -13.5833333333 167.583333333 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order ndb Ndebele 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -25.3333333333 29.0 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order ndu Ndumu 3 [Neg-V]Neg -1.66666666667 13.5833333333 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order non Noni 16 ObligDoubleNeg&OptTripleNeg 6.41666666667 10.5833333333 Beboid Niger-Congo Word Order orh Oromo (Harar) 6 Negative tone & [Neg-V] 9.0 42.0 Lowland East Cushitic Afro-Asiatic Word Order orw Oromo (Waata) 2 Neg[V-Neg] -3.33333333333 39.8333333333 Lowland East Cushitic Afro-Asiatic Word Order otr Otoro 1 NegVNeg 11.1666666667 30.5 Heiban Kordofanian Word Order psm Passamaquoddy-Maliseet 2 Neg[V-Neg] 45.0 -67.0 Algonquian Algic Word Order per Pero 1 NegVNeg 9.58333333333 11.0 West Chadic Afro-Asiatic Word Order pis Pisa 1 NegVNeg -5.16666666667 139.166666667 Awju Trans-New Guinea Word Order pso Pomo (Southeastern) 2 Neg[V-Neg] 39.0 -122.5 Pomoan Hokan Word Order qhu Quechua (Huallaga) 1 NegVNeg -9.5 -75.5 Quechuan Quechuan Word Order rag Raga 1 NegVNeg -15.5 168.166666667 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order rot Rotuman 1 NegVNeg -12.5 177.066666667 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order sal Salinan 8 Neg[Neg-V] 36.0 -121.0 Salinan Hokan Word Order sgl Sengele 3 [Neg-V]Neg -1.83333333333 17.3333333333 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order stn Sotho (Northern) 2 Neg[V-Neg] -24.0 29.0 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order sub Subiya 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -17.75 24.9166666667 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order skm Sukuma 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -2.83333333333 32.0 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order swt Swati 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -26.5 31.0 Bantu Niger-Congo Word Order tbl Tabla 16 ObligDoubleNeg&OptTripleNeg -2.45 140.416666667 Sentanic Sentanic Word Order tnc Tanacross 2 Neg[V-Neg] 63.5 -143.5 Athapaskan Na-Dene Word Order teo Teop 1 NegVNeg -5.66666666667 155.0 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order thu Thulung 2 Neg[V-Neg] 27.4166666667 86.5 Himalayish Sino-Tibetan Word Order tig Tigrinya 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 14.5 38.5 Semitic Afro-Asiatic Word Order trm Tirmaga 15 Type 2 / Type 4 5.75 35.25 South Surmic Eastern Sudanic Word Order tsi Tsimshian (Coast) 7 NegNegV 52.5 -129.0 Tsimshianic Tsimshianic Word Order tte Tutelo 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 37.6666666667 -78.75 Ohio Valley Siouan Siouan Word Order tye Tyeraity 1 NegVNeg -13.0 130.333333333 Northern Daly Northern Daly Word Order ute Ute 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 39.0 -109.0 Northern Uto-Aztecan Uto-Aztecan Word Order vnm Vinmavis 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -16.1666666667 167.416666667 Oceanic Austronesian Word Order wrk Warekena 2 Neg[V-Neg] 1.5 -67.5 Alto-Orinoco Arawakan Word Order way Wayampi 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 1.0 -52.0 Maweti-Guarani Tupian Word Order win Wintu 2 Neg[V-Neg] 41.0 -122.5 Wintuan Penutian Word Order yqy Yaqay 4 [Neg-V-Neg] -6.58333333333 139.25 Marind-Yaqay Trans-New Guinea Word Order yuk Yukulta 2 Neg[V-Neg] -17.3333333333 138.833333333 Tangkic Tangkic Word Order zan Zande 9 VNegNeg 4.0 26.0 Ubangi Niger-Congo Word Order zpr Zaparo 2 Neg[V-Neg] -2.0 -76.3333333333 Zaparoan Zaparoan Word Order zun Zuni 2 Neg[V-Neg] 35.0833333333 -108.833333333 Zuni Zuni Word Order eme Émérillon 4 [Neg-V-Neg] 3.16666666667 -52.4166666667 Maweti-Guarani Tupian Word Order