Difference between revisions of "Typological Features Template for kulango"
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|The basic morpho-syntactic parameters of kulango: N+DEF = N+DEF; N+ADJ | |The basic morpho-syntactic parameters of kulango: N+DEF = N+DEF; N+ADJ | ||
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`6`; torofiriɲu~ `7`; tɔrɔfɩrɩsaa~ `8`; tɔrɔfɩrɩna~ `9`; nu~nu `10`; jiplo `20` | `6`; torofiriɲu~ `7`; tɔrɔfɩrɩsaa~ `8`; tɔrɔfɩrɩna~ `9`; nu~nu `10`; jiplo `20` | ||
Quantifiers: pɛɛ `all`; pooko `lot of` | Quantifiers: pɛɛ `all`; pooko `lot of` | ||
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Revision as of 16:42, 20 November 2009
Kra Enoc
| Feature | Description |
| Phonological Features | kulango have seven (7) vowels phonemes and nineteen (19) consonants phonemes |
| Vowel inventory | The vowels of kulango are ɩ e ɛ a ɔ o ɷ u |
| Vowel harmony | In kulango, vowels harmony rule based on +/- ATR: +ATR: e a ɔ o u ; -ATR: ɩ ɛ a ɔ ɷ |
| Consonant inventory | The consonants of kulango are p b t d c ɟ kp gb k g h s z f v j l r w |
| Tone | kulango language got two phonetics tones (H: High and L: Low) without lexical opposition. |
| Syllable Structure | The basic syllable structures of kulango is CV |
| Morpho-syntactic Features | The basic morpho-syntactic parameters of kulango: N+DEF = N+DEF; N+ADJ |
| morphological classification | Koulango may be classify as an isolating language. Lexeme does not change with TAM. |
| Nominal Phrases | In kulango Nominal Phrase structures are: N + ADJ; N + DET and also POSS + N |
| syntactic structure | The linear order of elements in the noun phrase: N+DET |
| nominal modification | The basic types of nominal modification are adjectives, relative clauses, postpositions. |
| nominal specification | Determiners: +animate SG (nɩ); PL (bɛrɛ) –animate SG (rɛ); PL (wɩrɩ~)
Demonstratives: mɷɷ~ (m) Numerals: taa `1`; bɩla; `2`; saa~bɩ `3`; na~ `4`; tɔ `5`; tɔrɔtaa `6`; torofiriɲu~ `7`; tɔrɔfɩrɩsaa~ `8`; tɔrɔfɩrɩna~ `9`; nu~nu `10`; jiplo `20` Quantifiers: pɛɛ `all`; pooko `lot of` |
| possession | In Kulango possession is expressed by using morphemes. They position before the noun. There are: mɩ~ `my`; ɷ `your`; bɔ `his/her`; bɩ `our`; ɩ~ `your`; bɔ `their`. |
| pronominal system | Kulango has free pronoun forms. We are object pronouns and subject pronouns Subject.
Subject: animate: SG hɷ~ `he/she`; PL bɔ`they` inanimate: SG hɔ `it`; PL ɷ~ `its` Object: animate: SG ɩ~; re; jɛ etc. PL bɛ inanimate: SG jɛ, ge, ke etc. PL u~ |
| Verbal Phrases | |
| word order | The basic word order of Kulango is: |
| TAM | kulango use morphemes and tonal accent to express aspects accomplied and inaccomplied.
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| infinitival forms | |
| verbal constructions | |
| Adpositions | |
| Complementation | |
| Special Properties of Kulango |