Arapesh (Abu)
WALS coordinates: 3° 27′ S, 142° 57′ E
spoken in Papua New Guinea
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SVO | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | VO | |
| Order of Adjective and Noun | Noun-Adjective | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Noun-Demonstrative | |
| Order of Numeral and Noun | Noun-Numeral | |
| Position of Polar Question Particles | Final | |
| Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions | Not initial interrogative phrase | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun | VO and NAdj | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Negative Morphemes | Negative particle | |
| Polar Questions | Question particle | |
