Kadiwéu
WALS coordinates: 20° S, 57° W
spoken in Brazil
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Coding of Nominal Plurality | Plural suffix | |
| Position of Pronominal Possessive Affixes | Possessive prefixes | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| The Morphological Imperative | No second-person imperatives | |
| The Prohibitive | Normal imperative + special negative | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SVO | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | VO | |
| Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | No adpositions | |
| Order of Genitive and Noun | No dominant order | |
| Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions | Initial interrogative phrase | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Expression of Pronominal Subjects | Subject affixes on verb | |
| Negative Morphemes | Negative affix | |
