Wai Wai
WALS coordinates: 1° N, 59° W
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Nominal Categories | ||
| Distributive Numerals | Marked by following word | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Action Nominal Constructions | Ergative-Possessive | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes | Tense-aspect suffixes | |
| Imperative-Hortative Systems | Maximal system | |
| Semantic Distinctions of Evidentiality | Indirect only | |
| Coding of Evidentiality | Separate particle | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Object and Verb | OV | |
| Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | Postpositions | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | OV and Postpositions | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Expression of Pronominal Subjects | Subject affixes on verb | |
| Negative Morphemes | Negative affix | |
