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299 LANGUAGE FILE
Language name Malagasy m�lə�ɡ�si
Language name Maidu �maidu�
Autonym (if known and different)
Autonym (if known and different) Májdy
Language family Austronesian Western
Austronesian
Language family Penutian
Spoken in California (USA)
Spoken in Madagascar, Seychelles
Approximate number of speakers �10
Approximate number of speakers 14m
Writing system
Writing system Roman
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress weight-based
Stress word-penultimate
Contains following rare ejective; implosive
consonant (types)
Contains following rare retroflex
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 5
Said to have how many vowels? 4�4 diphthongs
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone none
Tone none
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony some traces
Vowel harmony none
Morphology polysynthetic stem-based
Morphology agglutinative word-based
Particular formation types apophony; incorporation; prefix; suffix; reduplication
Particular formation types dvandva; incorporation; infix; prefix; full and partial
suffixed reduplication; suffix; synaffix; stress used
morphologically
Syntax
Word order SOV AN neither
PossN
Syntax
Word order VOS NA prepositions
NPoss
Particular syntactic phenomena evidentials; inclusive / exclusive 1st plural; dual;
nominative / accusative marking; alienable /
inalienable possession; switch reference
Particular syntactic phenomena inclusive / exclusive 1st plural
Points of interest
Points of interest tensed prepositions; deictics distinguish visible from
invisible
Sources Haspelmath et al. (2005), Maddieson (1984), Mithun
(1999), Ruhlen (1976)
Sources Campbell (1991), Katzner (1977), Keenan & Polinsky
(1998), Maddieson (1984), Rasoloson & Rubino (2005),
Ruhlen (1976), Wälchli (2005)