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Language name Wintu win�tu�
Language name West Inuit west
Greenlandic ɡri�n�l�ndik
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Autonym (if known and different)
Autonym (if known and different) kalaallit oqaasii
Language family Penutian
Language family Eskimo-Aleut
Spoken in California (USA)
Spoken in Greenland, Denmark
Approximate number of speakers 10
Approximate number of speakers 40k
Writing system
Writing system Roman
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress word-initial
Stress word-final
Contains following rare uvular; ejective
consonant (types)
Contains following rare uvular
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 5 + length
Said to have how many vowels? 3 + length
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone none
Tone none
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony some
Vowel harmony none
Morphology agglutinative word-based
Morphology polysynthetic stem-based
Particular formation types prefix; full reduplication; suffix
Particular formation types incorporation; suffix
Syntax
Word order Free AN prepositions
NPoss
Syntax
Word order SOV NA postpositions
PossN
Particular syntactic phenomena classifiers; noun class; inclusive / exclusive
1st plural; evidentials; nominative / accusative marking;
dual; morphological aspect
Particular syntactic phenomena absolutive / ergative marking; inclusive / exclusive
1st plural; morphological aspect
Points of interest
Points of interest
Sources Maddieson (1984), Mithun (1999), Pitkin (1984),
Shepherd (1989)
Sources Fortescue (1984)
Western Desert see Pitjantjatjara