Dhivehi
WALS coordinates: 4° 10′ 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 | ||
