Nengone
WALS coordinates: 21° 30′ S, 168° E
spoken in New Caledonia
Alternative Names
| Ethnologue: | |
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| Ruhlen: |
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Phonology | ||
| Fixed Stress Locations | Penultimate | |
| Weight-Sensitive Stress | Fixed stress (no weight-sensitivity) | |
| Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems | No weight | |
| Rhythm Types | Trochaic | |
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Indefinite Articles | Indefinite word same as 'one' | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SVO | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Object and Verb | VO | |
| Order of Genitive and Noun | Noun-Genitive | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Noun-Demonstrative | |
| Order of Numeral and Noun | Numeral-Noun | |
| Lexicon | ||
| Hand and Arm | Different | |
| Finger and Hand | Different | |
