| 14A |
Fixed Stress Locations |
Initial |
Phonology |
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| 15A |
Weight-Sensitive Stress |
Fixed stress (no weight-sensitivity) |
Phonology |
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comment
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| 16A |
Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems |
No weight |
Phonology |
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| 17A |
Rhythm Types |
Trochaic |
Phonology |
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| 26A |
Prefixing vs. Suffixing in Inflectional Morphology |
Strongly suffixing |
Morphology |
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| 33A |
Coding of Nominal Plurality |
Plural suffix |
Nominal Categories |
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| 34A |
Occurrence of Nominal Plurality |
All nouns, always obligatory |
Nominal Categories |
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| 36A |
The Associative Plural |
Unique affixal associative plural |
Nominal Categories |
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examples
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| 37A |
Definite Articles |
No definite or indefinite article |
Nominal Categories |
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comment
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| 38A |
Indefinite Articles |
No definite or indefinite article |
Nominal Categories |
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comment
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| 46A |
Indefinite Pronouns |
Interrogative-based |
Nominal Categories |
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comment
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| 49A |
Number of Cases |
6-7 cases |
Nominal Categories |
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comment
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| 50A |
Asymmetrical Case-Marking |
Additive-quantitatively asymmetrical |
Nominal Categories |
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comment
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| 51A |
Position of Case Affixes |
Case suffixes |
Nominal Categories |
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comment
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| 52A |
Comitatives and Instrumentals |
Identity |
Nominal Categories |
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comment
examples
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| 53A |
Ordinal Numerals |
First, second, three-th |
Nominal Categories |
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comment
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| 57A |
Position of Pronominal Possessive Affixes |
Possessive suffixes |
Nominal Categories |
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comment
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| 64A |
Nominal and Verbal Conjunction |
Identity |
Nominal Syntax |
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comment
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| 69A |
Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes |
Tense-aspect suffixes |
Verbal Categories |
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comment
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| 70A |
The Morphological Imperative |
Second singular and second plural |
Verbal Categories |
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comment
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| 71A |
The Prohibitive |
Normal imperative + normal negative |
Verbal Categories |
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comment
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| 72A |
Imperative-Hortative Systems |
Maximal system |
Verbal Categories |
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comment
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| 74A |
Situational Possibility |
Verbal constructions |
Verbal Categories |
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comment
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| 75A |
Epistemic Possibility |
Verbal constructions |
Verbal Categories |
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comment
examples
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| 76A |
Overlap between Situational and Epistemic Modal Marking |
No overlap |
Verbal Categories |
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comment
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| 81A |
Order of Subject, Object and Verb |
SVO |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 82A |
Order of Subject and Verb |
SV |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 83A |
Order of Object and Verb |
VO |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 85A |
Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase |
Postpositions |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 86A |
Order of Genitive and Noun |
Genitive-Noun |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 87A |
Order of Adjective and Noun |
Adjective-Noun |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 95A |
Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase |
VO and Postpositions |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 97A |
Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun |
VO and AdjN |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 105A |
Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' |
Indirect-object construction |
Simple Clauses |
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comment
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| 112A |
Negative Morphemes |
Negative auxiliary verb |
Simple Clauses |
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comment
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| 115A |
Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Predicate Negation |
Predicate negation also present |
Simple Clauses |
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comment
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| 116A |
Polar Questions |
Question particle |
Simple Clauses |
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comment
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| 124A |
'Want' Complement Subjects |
Subject is left implicit |
Complex Sentences |
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comment
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| 129A |
Hand and Arm |
Identical |
Lexicon |
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comment
examples
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| 130A |
Finger and Hand |
Different |
Lexicon |
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comment
examples
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| 138A |
Tea |
Others |
Lexicon |
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comment
examples
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| 143A |
Order of Negative Morpheme and Verb |
NegV |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 143E |
Preverbal Negative Morphemes |
NegV |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 143F |
Postverbal Negative Morphemes |
None |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 143G |
Minor morphological means of signaling negation |
None |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 144A |
Position of Negative Word With Respect to Subject, Object, and Verb |
Other |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 144D |
The Position of Negative Morphemes in SVO Languages |
Other NegV |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 144J |
SVNegO Order |
No SVNegO |
Word Order |
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comment
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| 144K |
SVONeg Order |
No SVONeg |
Word Order |
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