Laz
WALS coordinates: 41° 30′ N, 41° 30′ E
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Nominal Categories | ||
| Occurrence of Nominal Plurality | All nouns, optional in inanimates | |
| Comitatives and Instrumentals | Differentiation | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Nominal and Verbal Conjunction | Identity | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| The Morphological Imperative | Second singular and second plural | |
| The Prohibitive | Special imperative + special negative | |
| Imperative-Hortative Systems | Neither type of system | |
| Semantic Distinctions of Evidentiality | Direct and indirect | |
| Coding of Evidentiality | Part of the tense system | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' | Secondary-object construction | |
| Predicative Adjectives | Nonverbal encoding | |
| Nominal and Locational Predication | Identical | |
| Zero Copula for Predicate Nominals | Impossible | |
| Comparative Constructions | Locational | |
