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Prefixing vs. Suffixing in Inflectional Morphology
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Equal prefixing and suffixing |
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Reduplication
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Productive full and partial reduplication |
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| Nominal Categories |
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Coding of Nominal Plurality
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Plural suffix |
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Occurrence of Nominal Plurality
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Only human nouns, obligatory |
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Definite Articles
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No definite or indefinite article |
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Indefinite Articles
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No definite or indefinite article |
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Indefinite Pronouns
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Interrogative-based |
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Position of Case Affixes
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Case suffixes |
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Position of Pronominal Possessive Affixes
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Possessive prefixes |
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| Nominal Syntax |
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Nominal and Verbal Conjunction
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Differentiation |
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| Verbal Categories |
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Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes
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Tense-aspect suffixes |
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Semantic Distinctions of Evidentiality
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Indirect only |
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Coding of Evidentiality
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Separate particle |
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| Word Order |
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Order of Subject, Object and Verb
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SOV |
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Order of Subject and Verb
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SV |
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Order of Object and Verb
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OV |
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Order of Object, Oblique, and Verb
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OVX |
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Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase
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Postpositions |
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Order of Genitive and Noun
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Genitive-Noun |
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Order of Adjective and Noun
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Noun-Adjective |
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Order of Demonstrative and Noun
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Demonstrative-Noun |
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Order of Numeral and Noun
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Numeral-Noun |
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Order of Relative Clause and Noun
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Noun-Relative clause |
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Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions
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Initial interrogative phrase |
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Order of Adverbial Subordinator and Clause
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Mixed |
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Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase
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OV and Postpositions |
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Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Relative Clause and Noun
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OV and NRel |
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Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun
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OV and NAdj |
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| Simple Clauses |
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Expression of Pronominal Subjects
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Subject affixes on verb |
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Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'
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Indirect-object construction |
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Negative Morphemes
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Negative affix |
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Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Predicate Negation
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Predicate negation also present |
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| Complex Sentences |
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'Want' Complement Subjects
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Desiderative verbal affix |
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