Idoma
WALS coordinates: 6° 55′ 12.00″ N, 7° 30′ E
spoken in Nigeria
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Categories | ||
| The Morphological Imperative | Second person number-neutral | |
| The Prohibitive | Normal imperative + normal negative | |
| Imperative-Hortative Systems | Minimal system | |
| The Optative | Inflectional optative absent | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Object and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Object, Oblique, and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Noun-Demonstrative | |
| 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 | ||
| Negative Morphemes | Double negation | |