Huitoto (Muinane)

WALS coordinates: 2° 25′ 12.00″ S, 71° W

spoken in Peru

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
    Routledge:
      Other:
      • Witoto Muinane,
      • Huitoto Muinane
      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 No weight
      Nominal Categories
      Gender Distinctions in Independent Personal Pronouns 3rd person only, but also non-singular
      Simple Clauses
      Alignment of Verbal Person Marking Accusative
      Verbal Person Marking Only the A argument
      Third Person Zero of Verbal Person Marking Zero in all 3rd person forms
      Order of Person Markers on the Verb A and P do not or do not both occur on the verb
      Passive Constructions Present
      Lexicon
      Hand and Arm Different
      Finger and Hand Different