Mulao

WALS coordinates: 25° N, 108° E

spoken in China

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Mulao
Routledge:
  • Mulam
Other:
    ISO 639-3:

    Features

    Feature Value References
    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