Nankina
WALS coordinates: 5° 46′ 48.00″ S, 146° 26′ 60.00″ E
spoken in Papua New Guinea
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Phonology | ||
| The Velar Nasal | Initial velar nasal | |
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Position of Pronominal Possessive Affixes | Possessive suffixes | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SOV | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | OV | |
| Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | Postpositions | |
| Order of Genitive and Noun | Genitive-Noun | |
| Order of Adjective and Noun | Noun-Adjective | |
| Order of Numeral and Noun | Noun-Numeral | |
| Order of Degree Word and Adjective | Adjective-Degree word | |
| Position of Polar Question Particles | No question particle | |
| Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions | Not initial interrogative phrase | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | OV and Postpositions | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun | OV and NAdj | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Negative Morphemes | Negative particle | |
| Polar Questions | Interrogative intonation only | |
