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Re: Typologic survey, part II

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 31, 2001, 0:32
taliesin the storyteller wrote:
> Name of the participating conlang:
Román
> Is the order GN, NG or both?
NG (GN)
> How is it shown?
Genitive case (in which case, the order is usually NG, but may sometimes be GN), OR with the preposition de (in which case, order is N de G)
> 3: Order of adjective (A) and noun (N)
NA in most cases, AN for some adjectives. Some adjectives can occur before or after.
> 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?
Similar to nouns, take similar or identical inflections.
> Can they take a copula (that is: need/don't need equivalent of "to be")?
Copula is required. -- Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42