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THE LINGUISTICS STUDENT’S HANDBOOK 312
Language name Ngiti Southern əŋ�ɡi�ti
Lendu
Language name Nez Perce nez �p��sei
Autonym (if known and different) numú�pu�
Autonym (if known and different)
Language family Penutian Sahaptian
Language family Nilo-Saharan Central Sudanic
Spoken in Idaho (USA)
Spoken in Zaire
Approximate number of speakers 1k
Approximate number of speakers 90k
Writing system
Writing system Roman
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress variable
Stress
Contains following rare retroflex; implosive (voiced and voiceless)
consonant (types)
Contains following rare uvular; ejective
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 5�length
Said to have how many vowels? 9
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone none
Tone register
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony dominant-recessive
Vowel harmony ATR
Morphology agglutinative word-based
Morphology agglutinative word-based
nouns, stembased
verbs
Particular formation types prefix; suffix; partial prefixed reduplication
Particular formation types prefix; partial prefixed, partial suffixed and full
reduplication; suffix; tone used morphologically
Syntax
Word order OVS NA and AN postpositions
PossN
Syntax
Particular syntactic phenomena morphological aspect
Word order SVO AN postpositions
PossN
Points of interest
Particular syntactic phenomena conjugation classes; alienable / inalienable possession;
inclusive / exclusive 1st plural
Sources Aoki (1970), Katzner (1977), Maddieson (1984),
Mithun (1999), Ruhlen (1976)
Points of interest
Sources Lojena (1994)