Tepehua (Tlachichilco)

WALS coordinates: 20° 35′ N, 98° 15′ W

spoken in Mexico

Alternative Names

Feature	Value	References
Morphology
Prefixing vs. Suffixing in Inflectional Morphology	Equal prefixing and suffixing
Nominal Categories
Coding of Nominal Plurality	Plural suffix
Definite Articles	Definite word distinct from demonstrative
Indefinite Articles	Indefinite word same as 'one'
Position of Case Affixes	Case prefixes
Position of Pronominal Possessive Affixes	Possessive prefixes
Nominal Syntax
Action Nominal Constructions	Restricted
Verbal Categories
Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes	Mixed type
Word Order
Order of Subject and Verb	VS
Order of Object and Verb	VO
Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase	Prepositions
Order of Genitive and Noun	Noun-Genitive
Order of Adjective and Noun	Adjective-Noun
Order of Numeral and Noun	Numeral-Noun
Order of Relative Clause and Noun	Noun-Relative clause
Order of Degree Word and Adjective	Degree word-Adjective
Order of Adverbial Subordinator and Clause	Initial subordinator word
Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase	VO and Prepositions
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 AdjN
Simple Clauses
Expression of Pronominal Subjects	Subject affixes on verb
Applicative Constructions	Benefactive and other; both bases
Negative Morphemes	Negative particle
Predicative Adjectives	Mixed
Nominal and Locational Predication	Different
Zero Copula for Predicate Nominals	Impossible