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Verbs are marked for 8 grammatical categories. | Verbs are marked for 8 grammatical categories. | ||
These include TAM, polarity, and agreement with the patient. | These include TAM, polarity, and agreement with the patient. They are also marked for person and number of the subject. All subject person/number markers are distinct. | ||
TAM markers also indicate polarity. | TAM markers also indicate polarity. | ||
Revision as of 03:10, 16 November 2014
General facts
Both head-marking and dependent-marking occur.
Both concatenative and non-concatenative processes occur.
Suffixes are more common than prefixes.
Full and partial reduplication are productive.
Verbs
Verbs are marked for 8 grammatical categories.
These include TAM, polarity, and agreement with the patient. They are also marked for person and number of the subject. All subject person/number markers are distinct.
TAM markers also indicate polarity.
Nouns
Nound are marked for case and referentiality. These share a single marker. There is syncretism in both core and non-core cases.
Possession is head-marked.
