Sikuani

WALS coordinates: 6° 15′ N, 71° 30′ W

spoken in Colombia

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Guahibo
Routledge:
  • Wahivo
Other:
    ISO 639-3:

    Features

    Feature Value References
    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 Relative Clause and Noun Noun-Relative clause
    Position of Polar Question Particles No question particle
    Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions 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 Relative Clause and Noun OV and NRel
    Simple Clauses
    Polar Questions Interrogative intonation only