1. Family: Arawakan
  2. Genus: Arawakan

Baniwa

WALS coordinates: 2° 40′ N, 66° 50′ W

spoken in Brazil, Venezuela

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Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Baniva
Routledge:
  • Baniva
Other:
  • Baniwa of Icana,
  • Baniwa-Kurripako,
  • Baniwa (Icana)
ISO 639-3:

Features

ID Feature Value Area References  
27A Reduplication No productive reduplication Morphology
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36A The Associative Plural No associative plural Nominal Categories
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55A Numeral Classifiers Obligatory Nominal Categories
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106A Reciprocal Constructions Identical to reflexive Simple Clauses
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129A Hand and Arm Different Lexicon
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130A Finger and Hand Different Lexicon
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