Tupi
WALS coordinates: 6° S, 36° W
spoken in Brazil
Alternative Names
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| Ruhlen: |
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Nominal Categories | ||
| Comitatives and Instrumentals | Differentiation | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Noun Phrase Conjunction | 'And' identical to 'with' | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Predicative Possession | Topic | |
| Predicative Adjectives | Mixed | |
| Nominal and Locational Predication | Different | |
| Zero Copula for Predicate Nominals | Possible | |
| Comparative Constructions | Locational | |
| Lexicon | ||
| Hand and Arm | Different | |
| Finger and Hand | Different | |
