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R: Typologic survey, part II

From:Mangiat <mangiat@...>
Date:Friday, February 2, 2001, 18:51
> Please cut away the unnecessary cruft, stick to the point and be concise. > > ---- PART II Conlang Typlogic Survey 2001 ---- > > House-keeping data > > Name of the participating conlang: > (same as on part I please :) )
Vaiysi
> 2: Order of genitive (G), and noun (N) > That is: Possessor/owner and possession/owned thing
GN (but NG is not impossible)
> Is the order GN, NG or both?
see above
> How is it shown?
With an ending added on the G (-ni).
> 3: Order of adjective (A) and noun (N)
Both.
> Does the language have a closed class of adjectives?
They behave as nouns.
> - If yes, > - how are they shown? (see question 2 above)
They behave as nouns, but usually end in -i (while a noun can end in -a, -e, -i or -u) Luca