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Tidore

North Halmaheran family · Papunesia

Tidore is an SVO language, like 488 of the 1,376 languages WALS codes for basic word order.

The closest grammar profile to Tidore in the atlas belongs to Maybrat, a language WALS places in a family of its own: the two agree on 33 of the 46 features both have coded.

On Expression of Pronominal Subjects, WALS codes Tidore as “More than one of the above types with none dominant”, a value held by 32 of the 711 languages coded, Finnish and Hebrew (Modern) among them.

Tidore: order of head and dependent in 9 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 follows verb (VO). Of 1,518 languages coded, 712 put the object before the verb and 705 after it.adpositionnoun phrase49%43%Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase: Prepositions. Of 1,184 languages coded, 577 put the noun phrase before the adposition and 511 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 follows noun (NAdj). 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 follows noun (NDem). Of 1,225 languages coded, 551 put the demonstrative before the noun and 590 after it.nounnumeral42%53%Order of Numeral and Noun: Numeral follows noun (NNum). Of 1,154 languages coded, 479 put the numeral before the noun and 608 after it.nounrelative clause17%70%Order of Relative Clause and Noun: Relative clause follows noun (NRel). Of 824 languages coded, 141 put the relative clause before the noun and 579 after it.adjectivedegree word47%40%Order of Degree Word and Adjective: Degree word follows adjective (AdjDeg). Of 481 languages coded, 227 put the degree word before the adjective and 192 after it.
The order Tidore uses in 9 pairings of a head word and its dependent. Bars: how all languages coded for each pairing split, before or after.

Contrast Tidore with Maybrat or with any other language

Uncommon values

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

Inside the North Halmaheran family

Tidore matches the most frequent North Halmaheran value on 12 of the 13 features where at least three other members of the family are coded (92%).

Closest profiles

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

The rest of the profile

WALS codes Tidore for 46 of the 144 profile features used on this site. The remaining 41 are listed here, grouped by topic; within each group the value Tidore shares with the fewest languages comes first.

Sounds 1

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
The Velar NasalVelar nasal, also initially147 of 469

Word structure 1

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
ReduplicationProductive full and partial reduplication278 of 368

Nouns and pronouns 12

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
Number of GendersThree26 of 257
Gender Distinctions in Independent Personal Pronouns3rd person only, but also non-singular42 of 378
Numeral ClassifiersNumeral classifiers are optional62 of 400
Systems of Gender AssignmentSemantic assignment53 of 257
Indefinite ArticlesNumeral for 'one' is used as indefinite article112 of 534
Third Person Pronouns and DemonstrativesRelated for all demonstratives52 of 225
Indefinite PronounsGeneric-noun-based indefinites85 of 326
Position of Pronominal Possessive AffixesPossessive prefixes255 of 902
Sex-based and Non-sex-based Gender SystemsSex-based gender system84 of 257
Definite ArticlesDefinite word distinct from demonstrative216 of 620
Position of Case AffixesNeither case affixes nor adpositional clitics379 of 1,031
Person Marking on AdpositionsAdpositions without person marking209 of 378

Noun phrases 4

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
Adjectives without NounsMarked by preceding word18 of 124
Genitives, Adjectives and Relative ClausesAdjectives and relative clauses collapsed33 of 138
Action Nominal ConstructionsNo action nominals42 of 168
Nominal and Verbal ConjunctionNominal and verbal conjunction are largely identical161 of 301

Verbs: tense, mood, evidence 1

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
Position of Tense-Aspect AffixesNo tense-aspect inflection152 of 1,131

Word order 12

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
Order of Degree Word and AdjectiveDegree word follows adjective (AdjDeg)192 of 481
Position of Polar Question ParticlesNo question particle355 of 884
Order of Object, Oblique, and VerbVerb-object-oblique (VOX)210 of 500
Order of Adposition and Noun PhrasePrepositions511 of 1,184
Order of Demonstrative and NounDemonstrative word follows noun (NDem)562 of 1,225
Order of Object and VerbObject follows verb (VO)705 of 1,518
Order of Numeral and NounNumeral follows noun (NNum)608 of 1,154
Order of Genitive and NounGenitive-noun (GenN)685 of 1,249
Order of Adjective and NounModifying adjective follows noun (NAdj)879 of 1,367
Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content QuestionsInterrogative phrases not obligatorily initial615 of 902
Order of Relative Clause and NounRelative clause follows noun (NRel)579 of 824
Order of Subject and VerbSubject precedes verb (SV)1,192 of 1,496

Simple clauses 9

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'Mixed40 of 378
Polar QuestionsInterrogative intonation only173 of 955
Verbal Person MarkingPerson marking of only the A argument73 of 378
Negative MorphemesNegative particle502 of 1,157
Third Person Zero of Verbal Person MarkingNo zero realization of third person S forms181 of 380
Order of Person Markers on the VerbA and P do not or do not both occur on the verb187 of 379
Alignment of Verbal Person MarkingAccusative alignment212 of 380
Passive ConstructionsThere is no passive construction211 of 373
Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Predicate NegationNegative indefinites co-occur with predicate negation170 of 206

Complex sentences 1

FeatureValueLanguages sharing it
'Want' Complement SubjectsThe complement subject is left implicit144 of 283