Nyawaygi
WALS coordinates: 19° S, 146° 10′ E
spoken in Australia
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Phonology | ||
| Fixed Stress Locations | No fixed stress | |
| Weight-Sensitive Stress | Left-edge: First or second | |
| Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems | Combined | |
| Rhythm Types | Trochaic | |
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Position of Case Affixes | Case suffixes | |
| Comitatives and Instrumentals | Differentiation | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| The Morphological Imperative | Second person number-neutral | |
| The Prohibitive | Normal imperative + special negative | |
| Semantic Distinctions of Evidentiality | No grammatical evidentials | |
| Coding of Evidentiality | No grammatical evidentials | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | OV | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Expression of Pronominal Subjects | Obligatory pronouns in subject position | |
| Lexicon | ||
| Hand and Arm | Different | |
| Finger and Hand | Different | |
