On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, taliesin the storyteller wrote:
> ---- PART II Conlang Typlogic Survey 2001 ----
>
> House-keeping data
>
> Name of the participating conlang:
Tepa
> 2: Order of genitive (G), and noun (N)
NG
> Is the order GN, NG or both?
NG
> How is it shown?
The possessed noun bears a pronominal prefix.
> 3: Order of adjective (A) and noun (N)
> Does the language have a closed class of adjectives?
No.
> If there is not a separate open adjective-class, what type of words do
> the work of adjectives, verbs or nouns?
Verbs
> Regardless of being a separate class or not:
> How are they similar, how do they differ from verbs and nouns?
There is no difference between "adjectives" and verbs.
> Can they take a copula (that is: need/don't need equivalent of "to be")?
There is no copula in Tepa.
Dirk
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