Yir Yiront
WALS coordinates: 14° 49′ 48.00″ S, 141° 49′ 48.00″ E
spoken in Australia
Alternative Names
| Ethnologue: | |
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| Ruhlen: |
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Phonology | ||
| Fixed Stress Locations | Initial | |
| Weight-Sensitive Stress | Fixed stress (no weight-sensitivity) | |
| Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems | No weight | |
| Rhythm Types | No rhythmic stress | |
| Morphology | ||
| Reduplication | Productive full and partial reduplication | |
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Comitatives and Instrumentals | Differentiation | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Mixed | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' | Double-object construction | |
| Complex Sentences | ||
| 'Want' Complement Subjects | Desiderative verbal affix | |
| Lexicon | ||
| Hand and Arm | Different | |
| Finger and Hand | Identical | |
