Bininj Gun-Wok
Gunwinyguan family · Marne branch · Australia
WALS records no dominant basic order of subject, object and verb for Bininj Gun-Wok, a group that holds 189 of the 1,376 languages it codes for this feature.
Scored by how often each of its values recurs in the atlas, Bininj Gun-Wok has the eighth least common profile of the 409 languages compared on this measure.
The closest grammar profile to Bininj Gun-Wok in the atlas belongs to Lavukaleve, a Solomons East Papuan language: the two agree on 19 of the 40 features both have coded.
On Order of Demonstrative and Noun, all 6 other Gunwinyguan languages coded have the value “Demonstrative word precedes noun (DemN)”; Bininj Gun-Wok has “Two or more of above types with none dominant”.
Contrast Bininj Gun-Wok with Lavukaleve or with any other language
Uncommon values
Values that fewer than one in ten of the coded languages share with Bininj Gun-Wok, rarest first.
- Number of GendersFour12 of 257
- Order of Adposition and Noun PhraseMore than one adposition type with none dominant58 of 1,184
- Order of Numeral and NounBoth orders of numeral and noun with neither order dominant65 of 1,154
- Occurrence of Nominal PluralityPlural only in human nouns, optional20 of 291
- Indefinite PronounsMixed indefinites23 of 326
- Order of Adjective and NounNo dominant order110 of 1,367
- Order of Object, Oblique, and VerbObject-verb-oblique (OVX)45 of 500
- Prefixing vs. Suffixing in Inflectional MorphologyModerate preference for prefixing94 of 969
Inside the Gunwinyguan family
Bininj Gun-Wok matches the most frequent Gunwinyguan value on 11 of the 21 features where at least three other members of the family are coded (52%).
| Feature | Bininj Gun-Wok | Most relatives |
|---|---|---|
| Order of Genitive and Noun | Genitive-noun (GenN) | Both orders occur with neither order dominant (4 of 5) |
Closest profiles
Languages that share the most coded values with Bininj Gun-Wok; the count is out of the features both languages are coded for.
The rest of the profile
WALS codes Bininj Gun-Wok for 43 of the 144 profile features used on this site. The remaining 32 are listed here, grouped by topic; within each group the value Bininj Gun-Wok shares with the fewest languages comes first.
Sounds 4
| Feature | Value | Languages sharing it |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Stress Locations | Initial: stress is on the first syllable | 92 of 502 |
| Rhythm Types | Absent: no rhythmic stress | 98 of 323 |
| Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems | No weight, or weight factor unknown | 261 of 500 |
| Weight-Sensitive Stress | Fixed stress (no weight-sensitivity) | 281 of 500 |
Word structure 7
| Feature | Value | Languages sharing it |
|---|---|---|
| Locus of Marking in the Clause | P is head-marked | 71 of 236 |
| Locus of Marking in Possessive Noun Phrases | Possessor is dependent-marked | 98 of 236 |
| Exponence of Selected Inflectional Formatives | No case | 75 of 162 |
| Locus of Marking: Whole-language Typology | Inconsistent marking or other type | 121 of 236 |
| Fusion of Selected Inflectional Formatives | Exclusively concatenative | 125 of 165 |
| Exponence of Tense-Aspect-Mood Inflection | monoexponential TAM | 127 of 160 |
| Zero Marking of A and P Arguments | Non-zero marking | 219 of 235 |
Nouns and pronouns 6
| Feature | Value | Languages sharing it |
|---|---|---|
| Definite Articles | Demonstrative word used as marker of definiteness | 69 of 620 |
| Coding of Nominal Plurality | Plural prefix | 126 of 1,066 |
| Systems of Gender Assignment | Semantic assignment | 53 of 257 |
| Indefinite Articles | Numeral for 'one' is used as indefinite article | 112 of 534 |
| Sex-based and Non-sex-based Gender Systems | Sex-based gender system | 84 of 257 |
| Position of Case Affixes | Case suffixes | 452 of 1,031 |
Noun phrases 1
| Feature | Value | Languages sharing it |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal and Verbal Conjunction | Nominal and verbal conjunction are largely identical | 161 of 301 |
Verbs: tense, mood, evidence 2
| Feature | Value | Languages sharing it |
|---|---|---|
| Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes | Combination of tense-aspect strategies with none primary | 146 of 1,131 |
| The Morphological Imperative | Second singular and second plural | 292 of 548 |
Word order 6
| Feature | Value | Languages sharing it |
|---|---|---|
| Position of Polar Question Particles | Question particle at beginning of sentence | 129 of 884 |
| Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions | Interrogative phrases obligatorily initial | 264 of 902 |
| Order of Degree Word and Adjective | Degree word follows adjective (AdjDeg) | 192 of 481 |
| Order of Object and Verb | Object precedes verb (OV) | 712 of 1,518 |
| Order of Adverbial Subordinator and Clause | Initial subordinator word | 398 of 659 |
| Order of Subject and Verb | Subject precedes verb (SV) | 1,192 of 1,496 |
Simple clauses 5
| Feature | Value | Languages sharing it |
|---|---|---|
| Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' | Secondary-object construction | 65 of 378 |
| Negative Morphemes | Negative particle | 502 of 1,157 |
| Polar Questions | Question particle | 585 of 955 |
| Expression of Pronominal Subjects | Pronominal subjects are expressed by affixes on verbs | 437 of 711 |
| Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Predicate Negation | Negative indefinites co-occur with predicate negation | 170 of 206 |
Complex sentences 1
| Feature | Value | Languages sharing it |
|---|---|---|
| 'Want' Complement Subjects | The complement subject is expressed overtly | 72 of 283 |