Djabugay
WALS coordinates: 16° 45′ S, 145° 34′ 48.00″ E
spoken in Australia
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Morphology | ||
| Prefixing vs. Suffixing in Inflectional Morphology | Strongly suffixing | |
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Occurrence of Nominal Plurality | All nouns, always optional | |
| Indefinite Pronouns | Interrogative-based | |
| Position of Case Affixes | Case suffixes | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Nominal and Verbal Conjunction | Differentiation | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes | Tense-aspect suffixes | |
| The Morphological Imperative | Second person number-neutral | |
| The Prohibitive | Normal imperative + normal negative | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SOV | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | OV | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Mixed | |
| Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions | Not initial interrogative phrase | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' | Indirect-object construction | |
| Negative Morphemes | Negative particle | |
| Lexicon | ||
| Hand and Arm | Different | |
| Finger and Hand | Identical | |
