Bemba
WALS coordinates: 10° S, 28° 15′ E
spoken in Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternative Names
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| Ruhlen: |
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Categories | ||
| Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes | Tense-aspect prefixes | |
| The Morphological Imperative | Second singular and second plural | |
| The Prohibitive | Special imperative + special negative | |
| Imperative-Hortative Systems | Neither type of system | |
| The Optative | Inflectional optative absent | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Adjective and Noun | Noun-Adjective | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Mixed | |
| Order of Numeral and Noun | Noun-Numeral | |
| Position of Polar Question Particles | In either of two positions | |
| Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions | Not initial interrogative phrase | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Expression of Pronominal Subjects | Subject affixes on verb | |
| Polar Questions | Question particle | |
| Lexicon | ||
| Hand and Arm | Different | |
| Finger and Hand | Different | |
