Karkar-Yuri
WALS coordinates: 3° 45′ S, 141° 5′ E
spoken in Papua New Guinea
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SOV | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | OV | |
| Order of Object, Oblique, and Verb | OXV | |
| Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | Postpositions | |
| Order of Genitive and Noun | Genitive-Noun | |
| Order of Adjective and Noun | No dominant order | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Demonstrative-Noun | |
| Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions | Not initial interrogative phrase | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | OV and Postpositions | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun | Other | |
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| Expression of Pronominal Subjects | Obligatory pronouns in subject position | |
| Negative Morphemes | Variation between negative word and affix | |
