Paita
WALS coordinates: 22° 4′ 48.00″ S, 166° 30′ E
spoken in New Caledonia
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Verbal Categories | ||
| The Morphological Imperative | Second singular and second plural | |
| The Prohibitive | Normal imperative + special negative | |
| Imperative-Hortative Systems | Neither type of system | |
| The Optative | Inflectional optative absent | |
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| Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' | Indirect-object construction | |
