Dhaasanac
WALS coordinates: 4° 40′ 12.00″ N, 36° 19′ 48.00″ E
spoken in Ethiopia
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Nominal Categories | ||
| Occurrence of Nominal Plurality | All nouns, always obligatory | |
| Position of Case Affixes | Mixed morphological case | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Nominal and Verbal Conjunction | Differentiation | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SOV | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | OV | |
| Order of Object, Oblique, and Verb | OXV | |
| Order of Genitive and Noun | Genitive-Noun | |
| Order of Adjective and Noun | Noun-Adjective | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Noun-Demonstrative | |
| Order of Numeral and Noun | Noun-Numeral | |
| Position of Polar Question Particles | No question particle | |
| Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions | Not initial interrogative phrase | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun | OV and NAdj | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Expression of Pronominal Subjects | Mixed | |
| Negative Morphemes | Double negation | |
| Polar Questions | Interrogative intonation only | |
| Complex Sentences | ||
| 'Want' Complement Subjects | Subject is left implicit | |
