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THE LINGUISTICS STUDENT’S HANDBOOK 310
Language name Navajo �n�vəhəυ
Language name Nama Hottentot �nɑ�mə
Autonym (if known and different) diné bizaad
Autonym (if known and different)
Language family Na-Dene Athabaskan
Language family Khoisan
Spoken in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado (USA)
Spoken in SW Africa
Approximate number of speakers 130k
Approximate number of speakers 90k
Writing system Roman
Writing system Roman
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress
Stress word-initial mora
Contains following rare ejective
consonant (types)
Contains following rare clicks
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 4�length�nasalisation
Said to have how many vowels? 6�nasalisation (3)
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone register
Tone register
Rhythm no information
Rhythm mora timing
Vowel harmony none
Vowel harmony none
Morphology agglutinative stem-based
Morphology isolating and stem-based
agglutinative
Particular formation types prefix; suffix; tone used morphologically
Syntax
Word order SOV NA postpositions
PossN
Particular formation types suffix
Syntax
Word order focus-based AN postpositions
PossN
Particular syntactic phenomena classifier; morphological aspect; noun class; dual
Particular syntactic phenomena gender; inclusive / exclusive 1st plural; dual
Points of interest
Points of interest
Sources Campbell (1991), Katzner (1977), Maddieson (1984),
Ruhlen (1976), Speas (1990), Yip (2002)
Sources Campbell (1991), Gordon (2002), Hagman (1973),
Katzner (1977), Maddieson (1984)