Re: Typologic survey, part II

taliesin the storyteller wrote:
> Name of the participating conlang:
> (same as on part I please :) )
Uatakassí

> Is the order GN, NG or both?
NG

> How is it shown?
Thru a suffix on the possessor. There are also suffixes for pronominal
possessors (e.g., "my", "your", "her", "their", etc.)

> 3: Order of adjective (A) and noun (N)
NA

> Does the language have a closed class of adjectives?
No.

> Regardless of being a separate class or not:
> How are they similar, how do they differ from verbs and nouns?
They inflect like nouns, with one exception (see next question)

> Can they take a copula (that is: need/don't need equivalent of "to be")?
Adjectives can take the prefix sa- (to be), but nouns cannot, they must
use the verb klá or ián.

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