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Godoberi

Nakh-Daghestanian family · Avar-Andic-Tsezic branch · Eurasia

Scored by how often each of its values recurs in the atlas, Godoberi has the second least common profile of the 409 languages compared on this measure.

On Order of Relative Clause and Noun, all 6 other Nakh-Daghestanian languages coded have the value “Relative clause precedes noun (RelN)”; Godoberi has “Mixed types of relative clause with none dominant”.

Godoberi: order of head and dependent in 7 constructions← beforeafter →verbsubject80%13%Order of Subject and Verb: Subject precedes verb (SV). Of 1,496 languages coded, 1,192 put the subject before the verb and 194 after it.verbobject47%46%Order of Object and Verb: Object precedes verb (OV). Of 1,518 languages coded, 712 put the object before the verb and 705 after it.noungenitive55%37%Order of Genitive and Noun: Genitive-noun (GenN). Of 1,249 languages coded, 685 put the genitive before the noun and 468 after it.nounadjective27%64%Order of Adjective and Noun: Modifying adjective precedes noun (AdjN). Of 1,367 languages coded, 373 put the adjective before the noun and 879 after it.noundemonstrative45%48%Order of Demonstrative and Noun: Demonstrative word precedes noun (DemN). Of 1,225 languages coded, 551 put the demonstrative before the noun and 590 after it.nounnumeral42%53%Order of Numeral and Noun: Numeral precedes noun (NumN). Of 1,154 languages coded, 479 put the numeral before the noun and 608 after it.nounrelative clauserelative clauseMixed17%70%Order of Relative Clause and Noun: Mixed types of relative clause with none dominant. Of 824 languages coded, 141 put the relative clause before the noun and 579 after it.
The order Godoberi uses in 7 pairings of a head word and its dependent. Bars: how all languages coded for each pairing split, before or after.

Contrast Godoberi with Lezgian or with any other language

Uncommon values

Values that fewer than one in ten of the coded languages share with Godoberi, rarest first.

Inside the Nakh-Daghestanian family

Godoberi matches the most frequent Nakh-Daghestanian value on 32 of the 42 features where at least three other members of the family are coded (76%). Among the 7 Nakh-Daghestanian languages profiled here, that rate ranks third from the top.

Closest profiles

Languages that share the most coded values with Godoberi; the count is out of the features both languages are coded for.

The rest of the profile

WALS codes Godoberi for 42 of the 144 profile features used on this site. The remaining 37 are listed here, grouped by topic; within each group the value Godoberi shares with the fewest languages comes first.

Sounds 4

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
Weight-Sensitive StressUnbounded: Stress can be anywhere in the word54 of 500
Rhythm TypesAbsent: no rhythmic stress98 of 323
Fixed Stress LocationsNo fixed stress (mostly weight-sensitive stress)220 of 502
The Velar NasalNo velar nasal235 of 469

Nouns and pronouns 9

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
Number of GendersThree26 of 257
Third Person Pronouns and DemonstrativesRelated by gender markers24 of 225
Gender Distinctions in Independent Personal Pronouns3rd person only, but also non-singular42 of 378
Systems of Gender AssignmentSemantic assignment53 of 257
Sex-based and Non-sex-based Gender SystemsSex-based gender system84 of 257
Position of Case AffixesCase suffixes452 of 1,031
Coding of Nominal PluralityPlural suffix513 of 1,066
Person Marking on AdpositionsAdpositions without person marking209 of 378
Intensifiers and Reflexive PronounsIntensifiers and reflexive pronouns are formally identical94 of 168

Noun phrases 1

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
Action Nominal ConstructionsSentential25 of 168

Verbs: tense, mood, evidence 4

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
The OptativeInflectional optative present48 of 319
The Morphological ImperativeSecond person number-neutral89 of 548
Semantic Distinctions of EvidentialityBoth direct and indirect evidentials71 of 418
The ProhibitiveSpecial imperative + special negative146 of 496

Word order 6

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
Order of Adjective and NounModifying adjective precedes noun (AdjN)373 of 1,367
Order of Numeral and NounNumeral precedes noun (NumN)479 of 1,154
Order of Demonstrative and NounDemonstrative word precedes noun (DemN)542 of 1,225
Order of Object and VerbObject precedes verb (OV)712 of 1,518
Order of Genitive and NounGenitive-noun (GenN)685 of 1,249
Order of Subject and VerbSubject precedes verb (SV)1,192 of 1,496

Simple clauses 13

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
Verbal Person MarkingNo person marking of any argument82 of 378
Alignment of Verbal Person MarkingNeutral alignment (no verbal person marking)84 of 380
Third Person Zero of Verbal Person MarkingNo person marking of the S96 of 380
Subtypes of Asymmetric Standard NegationIn other grammatical categories: Subtype A/Cat82 of 297
Nominal and Locational PredicationIdentical117 of 386
Negative MorphemesNegative affix395 of 1,157
Predicative AdjectivesPredicative adjectives have nonverbal encoding132 of 386
Symmetric and Asymmetric Standard NegationSymmetric and asymmetric standard negation: Type SymAsy130 of 297
Order of Person Markers on the VerbA and P do not or do not both occur on the verb187 of 379
Applicative ConstructionsNo applicative construction100 of 183
Other Roles of Applied ObjectsNo applicative construction100 of 183
Zero Copula for Predicate NominalsZero copula is impossible211 of 386
Passive ConstructionsThere is no passive construction211 of 373