Degema
WALS coordinates: 4° 45′ N, 6° 45′ E
spoken in Nigeria
Alternative Names
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| Ruhlen: |
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Occurrence of Nominal Plurality | All nouns, always obligatory | |
| Definite Articles | Definite word distinct from demonstrative | |
| Indefinite Articles | No indefinite, but definite article | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Nominal and Verbal Conjunction | Differentiation | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SVO | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | VO | |
| Order of Adjective and Noun | No dominant order | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Mixed | |
| Order of Numeral and Noun | Noun-Numeral | |
| Order of Relative Clause and Noun | Noun-Relative clause | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Relative Clause and Noun | VO and NRel | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun | Other | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Symmetric and Asymmetric Standard Negation | Asymmetric | |
| Subtypes of Asymmetric Standard Negation | A/Cat | |
| Complex Sentences | ||
| Relativization on Subjects | Gap | |
