Kodava
WALS coordinates: 12° 10′ N, 76° 50′ E
spoken in India
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Nominal Categories | ||
| Occurrence of Nominal Plurality | Only human nouns, obligatory | |
| Indefinite Pronouns | Interrogative-based | |
| Ordinal Numerals | One-th, two-th, three-th | |
| Distributive Numerals | Marked by reduplication | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| The Morphological Imperative | Second singular and second plural | |
| The Prohibitive | Special imperative + special negative | |
| Semantic Distinctions of Evidentiality | Direct and indirect | |
| Coding of Evidentiality | Verbal affix or clitic | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' | Indirect-object construction | |
| Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Predicate Negation | Predicate negation also present | |
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| 'Want' Complement Subjects | Subject is left implicit | |
