Malto
WALS coordinates: 25° N, 87° 20′ E
spoken in India
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Nominal Categories | ||
| Occurrence of Nominal Plurality | Only human nouns, obligatory | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Obligatory Possessive Inflection | Absent | |
| Possessive Classification | No possessive classification | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SOV | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | OV | |
| Order of Adjective and Noun | Adjective-Noun | |
| Order of Numeral and Noun | Numeral-Noun | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun | OV and AdjN | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Predicate Negation | Predicate negation also present | |
