Capanahua

WALS coordinates: 7° S, 74° W

spoken in Peru

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Capanahua
Routledge:
  • Kapanawa
Other:
    ISO 639-3:

    Features

    Feature Value References
    Phonology
    Fixed Stress Locations No fixed stress
    Weight-Sensitive Stress Left-edge: First or second
    Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems Combined
    Rhythm Types Trochaic
    Nominal Categories
    Gender Distinctions in Independent Personal Pronouns No gender distinctions
    Person Marking on Adpositions No person marking
    Numeral Classifiers Absent
    Simple Clauses
    Alignment of Verbal Person Marking Accusative
    Verbal Person Marking Only the A argument
    Third Person Zero of Verbal Person Marking No zero realization
    Order of Person Markers on the Verb A and P do not or do not both occur on the verb
    Passive Constructions Absent
    Lexicon
    Hand and Arm Different
    Finger and Hand Different