Gidabal

WALS coordinates: 28° 25′ 12.00″ S, 152° 25′ 12.00″ E

spoken in Australia

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Bandjalang
Routledge:
  • Bandjalang
Other:
  • Gidabul
ISO 639-3:

Features

Feature Value References
Phonology
Fixed Stress Locations Initial
Weight-Sensitive Stress Fixed stress (no weight-sensitivity)
Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems Long vowel
Rhythm Types Undetermined
Nominal Categories
Position of Case Affixes Case suffixes
Nominal Syntax
Noun Phrase Conjunction 'And' different from 'with'
Verbal Categories
Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes Tense-aspect suffixes
Word Order
Order of Subject, Object and Verb No dominant order
Order of Subject and Verb No dominant order
Order of Object and Verb No dominant order
Order of Object, Oblique, and Verb No dominant order
Order of Adjective and Noun Adjective-Noun
Order of Demonstrative and Noun Demonstrative-Noun
Order of Degree Word and Adjective No dominant order
Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions Initial interrogative phrase
Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase Other
Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Relative Clause and Noun Other
Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun Other
Simple Clauses
Predicative Possession Conjunctional
Lexicon
Hand and Arm Different
Finger and Hand Different