Fongbe
WALS coordinates: 6° 25′ 12.00″ N, 2° 10′ 12.00″ E
spoken in Benin
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Nominal Categories | ||
| Occurrence of Nominal Plurality | All nouns, always obligatory | |
| Indefinite Pronouns | Generic-noun-based | |
| Comitatives and Instrumentals | Mixed | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Nominal and Verbal Conjunction | Differentiation | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes | No tense-aspect inflection | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SVO | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | VO | |
| Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | No dominant order | |
| Order of Genitive and Noun | Noun-Genitive | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | Other | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' | Double-object construction | |
| Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Predicate Negation | Predicate negation also present | |
| Complex Sentences | ||
| 'Want' Complement Subjects | Both construction types exist | |
