Kâte
WALS coordinates: 6° 30′ S, 147° 45′ E
spoken in Papua New Guinea
Alternative Names
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| Ruhlen: |
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Phonology | ||
| The Velar Nasal | Initial velar nasal | |
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Occurrence of Nominal Plurality | Only human nouns, optional | |
| Indefinite Pronouns | Generic-noun-based | |
| Comitatives and Instrumentals | Differentiation | |
| Numeral Classifiers | Absent | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Obligatory Possessive Inflection | Absent | |
| Possessive Classification | Two classes | |
| Noun Phrase Conjunction | 'And' different from 'with' | |
| Nominal and Verbal Conjunction | Identity | |
| Word Order | ||
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | OV and Postpositions | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Predicative Adjectives | Nonverbal encoding | |
| Nominal and Locational Predication | Different | |
| Zero Copula for Predicate Nominals | Possible | |
| Lexicon | ||
| Hand and Arm | Identical | |
| Finger and Hand | Different | |
| M-T Pronouns | No M-T pronouns | |
| N-M Pronouns | N-M pronouns, non-paradigmatic | |
