Dhivehi
WALS coordinates: 4° 10′ 12.00″ N, 73° 30′ E
spoken in Maldives
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Nominal Categories | ||
| Occurrence of Nominal Plurality | All nouns, optional in inanimates | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Nominal and Verbal Conjunction | Differentiation | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Genitive and Noun | Genitive-Noun | |
| Order of Adjective and Noun | Adjective-Noun | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Demonstrative-Noun | |
| Order of Numeral and Noun | Numeral-Noun | |
| Order of Relative Clause and Noun | Relative clause-Noun | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Expression of Pronominal Subjects | Subject affixes on verb | |
| Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' | Indirect-object construction | |
| Complex Sentences | ||
| 'Want' Complement Subjects | Subject is left implicit | |
| Lexicon | ||
| Tea | Others | |
