Mulao
WALS coordinates: 25° N, 108° E
spoken in China
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Phonology | ||
| Vowel Nasalization | Contrast absent | |
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Distance Contrasts in Demonstratives | Two-way contrast | |
| Pronominal and Adnominal Demonstratives | Different stem | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| The Morphological Imperative | No second-person imperatives | |
| The Prohibitive | Normal imperative + special negative | |
| Imperative-Hortative Systems | Neither type of system | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Periphrastic Causative Constructions | Sequential but no purposive | |
| Nonperiphrastic Causative Constructions | Neither | |
