Bagvalal
WALS coordinates: 42° 35′ N, 46° 10′ E
spoken in Russia
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Phonology | ||
| The Velar Nasal | No velar nasal | |
| Fixed Stress Locations | No fixed stress | |
| Weight-Sensitive Stress | Right-edge: Ultimate or penultimate | |
| Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems | Combined | |
| Rhythm Types | No rhythmic stress | |
| Nominal Categories | ||
| The Associative Plural | Associative same as additive plural | |
| Intensifiers and Reflexive Pronouns | Identical | |
| Distributive Numerals | Marked by reduplication | |
| Numeral Classifiers | Absent | |
| Conjunctions and Universal Quantifiers | Formally similar, with interrogative | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Genitives, Adjectives and Relative Clauses | Highly differentiated | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| The Optative | Inflectional optative present | |
| Other | ||
| Para-Linguistic Usages of Clicks | Logical meanings | |
