Zoque (Soteapan)
WALS coordinates: 18° 19′ 48.00″ N, 95° 10′ 12.00″ W
spoken in Mexico
Alternative Names
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| Ruhlen: |
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Phonology | ||
| Vowel Nasalization | Contrast absent | |
| Morphology | ||
| Prefixing vs. Suffixing in Inflectional Morphology | Equal prefixing and suffixing | |
| Nominal Categories | ||
| Definite Articles | Definite word distinct from demonstrative | |
| Position of Case Affixes | Case suffixes | |
| Position of Pronominal Possessive Affixes | Possessive prefixes | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes | Tense-aspect suffixes | |
| The Morphological Imperative | Second singular and second plural | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Subject, Object and Verb | SVO | |
| Order of Subject and Verb | No dominant order | |
| Order of Object and Verb | VO | |
| Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | Prepositions | |
| Order of Genitive and Noun | Genitive-Noun | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Demonstrative-Noun | |
| Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase | VO and Prepositions | |
| Lexicon | ||
| Hand and Arm | Different | |
| Finger and Hand | Different | |
