Taiof
WALS coordinates: 5° 32′ S, 154° 38′ E
spoken in Papua New Guinea
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Nominal Categories | ||
| Occurrence of Nominal Plurality | All nouns, always obligatory | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Nominal and Verbal Conjunction | Identity | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SVO | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | SV | |
| Order of Object and Verb | VO | |
| Order of Genitive and Noun | Noun-Genitive | |
| Order of Adjective and Noun | Noun-Adjective | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Noun-Demonstrative | |
| Order of Numeral and Noun | Numeral-Noun | |
| Order of Relative Clause and Noun | Noun-Relative clause | |
| Position of Polar Question Particles | No question particle | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Relative Clause and Noun | VO and NRel | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun | VO and NAdj | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Expression of Pronominal Subjects | Obligatory pronouns in subject position | |
| Negative Morphemes | Negative auxiliary verb | |
| Polar Questions | Interrogative intonation only | |
