Arrernte (Western)
WALS coordinates: 24° S, 132° 30′ E
spoken in Australia
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Phonology | ||
| Fixed Stress Locations | Second | |
| Weight-Sensitive Stress | Fixed stress (no weight-sensitivity) | |
| Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems | No weight | |
| Rhythm Types | Trochaic | |
| Morphology | ||
| Prefixing vs. Suffixing in Inflectional Morphology | Strongly suffixing | |
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Coding of Nominal Plurality | Plural suffix | |
| Position of Case Affixes | Case suffixes | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes | Tense-aspect suffixes | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | Postpositions | |
| Order of Genitive and Noun | Noun-Genitive | |
| Order of Adjective and Noun | Noun-Adjective | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Noun-Demonstrative | |
| Order of Numeral and Noun | Noun-Numeral | |
| Order of Relative Clause and Noun | Noun-Relative clause | |
| Order of Degree Word and Adjective | Adjective-Degree word | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Relative Clause and Noun | Other | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Negative Morphemes | Negative affix | |
