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rarissimum 43: definite article co-expressing tense (past vs. non-past) Where found Chamicuro (Maipuran Arawakan) Domain morphology: inflection Subdomain cumulation, sensitivity Keywords definite article, tense Type…
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nonesuch 59: contrast in pronouns for 3rd person for number (SG/PL), gender (both of the referent and of the speaker), kin relationship between speaker and…
rarum (or infrequentale?) 75: kinship verbs, i.e., pure kinship relations normally expressed by canonical transitive verbs rather than by nouns (which may also exist, though…
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rarissimum 91: double-oblique alignment, with one case (or other coding device) for both subject and object in transitive clauses and another case (or other coding…
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nonesuch 107: tonal patterns (initial lowering delayed by one mora, tonal alternations in inflected verb forms and in combinations of nouns with following particles) dependent…
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rarum 123: the verb ‘to eat’ grammaticalized as middle or auto-benefactive marker (‘to do something for oneself, on one’s own’), possibly via a meaning ‘to…
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rarissimum 139: adverbs agreeing in voice with the verbs they modify Where found Maori (Austronesian) Domain syntax Subdomain agreement: controllers, targets, categories, domains, conditions Keywords…
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rarissimum 28: phonemic secondary ‘labio-palatalization’(simultaneous labial rounding and palatal constriction) Where found Twi (Kwa, Niger-Congo); French (Romance, IE) Domain phonology Subdomain phoneme inventory Keywords palatalization…
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rarissimum 44: internally unanalysable independent personal pronoun expressing the meaning ‘1st person singular non-topic acting on 2nd person singular topic’ Where found Tagalog (Philippine Austronesian)…
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rarum 60: contrast in personal pronouns for moyety, kin class, and generation level membership Where found Adnyamadhanha and other Australian lgs Domain morphology: inflection Subdomain…