Nyigina
WALS coordinates: 18° S, 124° 20′ E
spoken in Australia
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Morphology | ||
| Locus of Marking in the Clause | Double marking | |
| Locus of Marking in Possessive Noun Phrases | Dependent marking | |
| Locus of Marking: Whole-language Typology | Inconsistent or other | |
| Reduplication | Productive full and partial reduplication | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Obligatory Possessive Inflection | Absent | |
| Possessive Classification | Two classes | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Object and Verb | VO | |
| Order of Genitive and Noun | No dominant order | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Demonstrative-Noun | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Expression of Pronominal Subjects | Subject affixes on verb | |
| Negative Morphemes | Negative particle | |
| Polar Questions | Question particle | |
