Gola
WALS coordinates: 7° 15′ N, 10° 50′ W
spoken in Sierra Leone, Liberia
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 | Differentiation | |
| Ordinal Numerals | First, two-th, three-th | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Nominal and Verbal Conjunction | Identity | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' | Double-object construction | |
| Symmetric and Asymmetric Standard Negation | Both | |
| Subtypes of Asymmetric Standard Negation | A/Cat | |
| Predicative Adjectives | Mixed | |
| Nominal and Locational Predication | Different | |
| Zero Copula for Predicate Nominals | Impossible | |
| Complex Sentences | ||
| 'Want' Complement Subjects | Subject is expressed overtly | |
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| Numeral Bases | Hybrid vigesimal-decimal | |
