rarissimum 48: words taking as many as four cases simultaneously Where found Kayardild ((non?)PN, Australian) Domain morphology: inflection Subdomain complexity Keywords case, Suffixaufnahme Type rarissimum…
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nonesuch 64
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nonesuch 64: a three-way distinction of possession for possessive pronouns, which also distinguish inclusive and exclusive: alienable, inalienable, family possession Where found Khinalug (Lezgic, NE…
rarissimum 80
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rarissimum 80: (finite) verb-second word order in main declarative clauses generally optional, but obligatory if the first constituent is the unmarked narrative consecutive adverb ‘then’…
rarum 96
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rarum 96: grammaticalization of these verbs, denoting activities with subjects in an agentive role, as auxiliaries of passives where non-agents are promoted to subject: (i)…
nonesuch 112
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nonesuch 112: infix positioned after the vowel of the penultimate syllable of the stem Where found Alabama (Muskogean) Domain phonology, morphology Subdomain types of exponents…
rarissimum 128
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rarissimum 128: as many as five phonological tone levels, plus two falling and one rising contour tone Where found Black Miao (of Ch’ing Chiang Miao…
infrequentale (family possession) 144: an asymmetric gender system, with genders distinguished in singular but not in plural, but a few words that do show a…
rarum 33
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rarum 33: negation expressed negatively, by omission of material present in affirmative clause (marked realis vs. unmarked irrealis mood inflection) Where found Tamil, Kannada, Toda,…
rarissimum 49
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rarissimum 49: an extra-large case inventory, of above 20 cases Where found Hungarian (Ugric, Uralic) (?) Domain morphology: inflection Subdomain complexity Keywords case Type rarissimum…
rarum 65
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rarum 65: inclusive/exclusive contrast for 2nd person (‘you several, non-SAPs included/excluded’) Where found SE Ambrym (Austronesian), Port Sandwich (Austronesian) (?); Yokuts (Yokutsan); Ojibwe, Cree, Fox,…