Yawuru
WALS coordinates: 18° S, 122° 30′ E
spoken in Australia
Alternative Names
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| Ruhlen: |
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Occurrence of Nominal Plurality | All nouns, always optional | |
| Indefinite Pronouns | Special | |
| Position of Case Affixes | Inpositional clitics | |
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Nominal and Verbal Conjunction | Identity | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | VS | |
| Order of Object and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Object, Oblique, and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | Inpositions | |
| Order of Genitive and Noun | Noun-Genitive | |
| Order of Adjective and Noun | Adjective-Noun | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | Other | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Relative Clause and Noun | Other | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun | Other | |
| Complex Sentences | ||
| 'Want' Complement Subjects | Subject is expressed overtly | |
