Bafut
WALS coordinates: 6° 15′ N, 9° 55′ E
spoken in Cameroon
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Verbal Categories | ||
| The Prohibitive | Normal imperative + special negative | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SVO | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | VO | |
| Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | Prepositions | |
| Order of Adjective and Noun | Noun-Adjective | |
| Position of Polar Question Particles | No question particle | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | VO and Prepositions | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun | VO and NAdj | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Symmetric and Asymmetric Standard Negation | Both | |
| Subtypes of Asymmetric Standard Negation | A/Cat | |
| Polar Questions | Interrogative intonation only | |
