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Gunwinyguan

Ngandi

Autonym candidate: Engandi unverified — from alt-names· 10 name candidates recorded

Documentednearly extinct· AES 5Located

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Glottolog point

-12.8448, 134.6490

Provenance: glottolog

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Grammar profile

146 coded · 8 unknown

95 Grambank + 28 WALS 154 coded features in total across 103 Grambank, 28 WALS, 23 AUS extension.

Grambank’s 195 variables are a cross-linguistic baseline— a fixed questionnaire asked of every language — not “the grammar” of Ngandi. Read each cell as an answer to a standard typological question. Compare languages in the grammar lens →

Showing 154 of 154 coded features.

Grambank

103 features
Clause and Syntax5
  • Order of numeral and noun in the noun phrase: 1=Numeral-Noun, 2=Noun-Numeral, 3=both orders occur.

    Grambank GB024

    unknown
  • Unmarked order of S and V in intransitive clauses: 1=SV, 2=VS, 3=both.

    Grambank GB130

    VS
  • Whether constituent order is the same in main and subordinate clauses.

    Grambank GB134

    present
  • Whether the language has clause chaining (long strings of dependent clauses + one final finite verb).

    Grambank GB150

    present
  • Whether there is a morphological simultaneous-vs-sequential clause distinction.

    Grambank GB152

    unknown
Demonstrative3
  • Whether demonstratives make three or more distance contrasts (e.g. near/mid/far).

    Grambank GB035

    present
  • Whether demonstratives encode an elevation distinction (up-here vs down-there).

    Grambank GB036

    absent
  • Whether demonstratives encode a visible-vs-nonvisible distinction.

    Grambank GB037

    absent
Nominal26
  • Whether the language has a definite or specific article (a grammatical word like English 'the').

    Grambank GB020

    absent
  • Whether indefinite nominals commonly take an indefinite article (like English 'a/an').

    Grambank GB021

    absent
  • Whether an article, if present, comes before the noun (prenominal).

    Grambank GB022

    absent
  • Whether an article, if present, comes after the noun (postnominal).

    Grambank GB023

    absent
  • Order of an adnominal demonstrative ('this/that') and noun: 1=Dem-Noun, 2=Noun-Dem, 3=both.

    Grambank GB025

    Dem-N
  • Whether adjective-like property words can be separated from their noun (occur discontinuously).

    Grambank GB026

    present
  • Whether independent 3rd-person pronouns mark a gender distinction (he vs she).

    Grambank GB030

    present
  • Whether every person category has a dual (or unit-augmented) form in addition to plural.

    Grambank GB031

    present
  • Whether the language has demonstrative classifiers.

    Grambank GB038

    absent
  • Whether there is productive morphological dual marking on nouns.

    Grambank GB043

    present
  • Whether there is productive morphological plural marking on nouns.

    Grambank GB044

    present
  • Whether there is an associative plural marker ('X and those associated with X').

    Grambank GB046

    present
  • Whether an action/state noun can be productively derived from a verb (e.g. 'run' -> 'running').

    Grambank GB047

    absent
  • Whether an agent noun can be productively derived from a verb (e.g. 'teach' -> 'teacher').

    Grambank GB048

    absent
  • Whether an object/result noun can be productively derived from a verb.

    Grambank GB049

    absent
  • Whether the gender/noun-class system uses biological sex as a class-assignment factor.

    Grambank GB051

    present
  • Whether the gender/noun-class system uses shape as a class-assignment factor.

    Grambank GB052

    absent
  • Whether the gender/noun-class system uses animacy as a class-assignment factor.

    Grambank GB053

    present
  • Whether the gender/noun-class system uses plant status as a class-assignment factor.

    Grambank GB054

    present
  • Whether the language has numeral classifiers (a sortal element required when counting).

    Grambank GB057

    absent
  • Whether the language has possessive classifiers.

    Grambank GB058

    absent
  • Whether the possessive construction differs for alienable vs inalienable nouns (e.g. 'my dog' vs 'my hand').

    Grambank GB059

    present
  • Unmarked order of possessor noun and possessed noun: 1=Possessor-Possessed, 2=Possessed-Possessor, 3=both.

    Grambank GB065

    both
  • Whether verbs undergo reduplication.

    Grambank GB158

    present
  • Whether nouns undergo reduplication.

    Grambank GB159

    present
  • Whether words other than verbs or nouns undergo reduplication.

    Grambank GB160

    absent
Other12
  • Whether noun-conjoining ('X and Y') and comitative ('X with Y') use different markers.

    Grambank GB027

    present
  • Whether noun number markers show nonphonological (lexically/grammatically conditioned) allomorphy.

    Grambank GB039

    absent
  • Whether more than three nouns are suppletive for number (a different root for singular vs plural).

    Grambank GB041

    absent
  • Whether there is productive overt singular marking on nouns.

    Grambank GB042

    present
  • Whether oblique (non-core) non-pronominal NPs carry morphological case.

    Grambank GB072

    present
  • Whether the language has prepositions.

    Grambank GB074

    absent
  • Whether the language has postpositions.

    Grambank GB075

    present
  • Whether core-argument marking varies by TAM (tense/aspect/mood) — e.g. split by tense.

    Grambank GB095

    unknown
  • Whether core-argument marking varies by person (e.g. a person-based split in ergativity).

    Grambank GB098

    unknown
  • Whether the recipient of a ditransitive ('give') can be marked like a monotransitive object.

    Grambank GB105

    present
  • Whether clausal objects sit in the same position as nominal objects.

    Grambank GB135

    present
  • Whether there is a morphosyntactic distinction between controlled and uncontrolled events/states.

    Grambank GB146

    absent
Pronoun1
  • Whether the pronoun system distinguishes inclusive ('we incl. you') from exclusive ('we excl. you').

    Grambank GB028

    present
Verb and Valency56
  • Whether core adjectives behave like verbs when used as a predicate ('the dog is big' patterns like 'the dog runs').

    Grambank GB068

    absent
  • Whether attributive adjectives require the same morphology as verbs.

    Grambank GB069

    absent
  • Whether non-pronominal core arguments (S/A/P) carry morphological case.

    Grambank GB070

    present
  • Whether pronominal core arguments (S/A/P) carry morphological case.

    Grambank GB071

    present
  • Whether independent oblique personal pronouns carry morphological case.

    Grambank GB073

    present
  • Whether verbs take prefixes/proclitics beyond pure S/A/P agreement (incl. portmanteau agreement+TAM).

    Grambank GB079

    present
  • Whether verbs take suffixes/enclitics beyond pure S/A/P agreement (incl. portmanteau agreement+TAM).

    Grambank GB080

    present
  • Whether verbs show productive infixation (a morpheme inserted inside the root).

    Grambank GB081

    absent
  • Whether present tense is overtly marked on the verb.

    Grambank GB082

    present
  • Whether there is a dedicated overt past-tense marker on the verb.

    Grambank GB083

    present
  • Whether there is a dedicated overt future-tense marker on the verb.

    Grambank GB084

    present
  • Whether verbs make a perfective-vs-imperfective aspect distinction morphologically.

    Grambank GB086

    present
  • Whether the S (intransitive subject) can be indexed by a suffix/enclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB089

    absent
  • Whether the S (intransitive subject) can be indexed by a prefix/proclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB090

    present
  • Whether the A (transitive subject) can be indexed by a suffix/enclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB091

    absent
  • Whether the A (transitive subject) can be indexed by a prefix/proclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB092

    present
  • Whether the P (transitive object) can be indexed by a suffix/enclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB093

    absent
  • Whether the P (transitive object) can be indexed by a prefix/proclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB094

    present
  • Whether core-argument marking varies by verb class.

    Grambank GB096

    unknown
  • Whether verb stems change according to the person of a core participant.

    Grambank GB099

    absent
  • Whether there is a benefactive applicative marker on the verb ('do X for someone').

    Grambank GB103

    present
  • Whether there is an instrumental applicative marker on the verb ('do X with an instrument').

    Grambank GB104

    absent
  • Whether standard negation can be marked by an affix, clitic, or verb modification.

    Grambank GB107

    present
  • Whether verbs carry directional or locative morphology (associated-motion-type marking).

    Grambank GB108

    present
  • Whether verbs are suppletive for participant number (different root for singular vs plural participant).

    Grambank GB109

    absent
  • Whether verbs are suppletive for tense or aspect.

    Grambank GB110

    present
  • Whether verbs fall into conjugation classes.

    Grambank GB111

    present
  • Whether there are verbal affixes/clitics that transitivize intransitive verbs (causative-like).

    Grambank GB113

    present
  • Whether there is a bound (affixal) reflexive marker on the verb.

    Grambank GB114

    present
  • Whether there is a bound (affixal) reciprocal marker on the verb.

    Grambank GB115

    present
  • Whether verbs classify the shape/size/consistency of absolutive arguments (e.g. via incorporated nouns or suppletion).

    Grambank GB116

    unknown
  • Whether there is a copula for predicate nominals ('X is a Y').

    Grambank GB117

    unknown
  • Whether there are serial verb constructions (two+ verbs in one clause without a linker).

    Grambank GB118

    unknown
  • Whether mood can be marked by an inflecting auxiliary verb.

    Grambank GB119

    absent
  • Whether aspect can be marked by an inflecting auxiliary verb.

    Grambank GB120

    absent
  • Whether tense can be marked by an inflecting auxiliary verb.

    Grambank GB121

    absent
  • Whether verb compounding is a regular process.

    Grambank GB122

    absent
  • Whether there are verb-adjunct (light-verb / coverb) constructions.

    Grambank GB123

    absent
  • Whether noun incorporation into the verb is a productive intransitivizing process.

    Grambank GB124

    absent
  • Whether the language has a dedicated existential verb ('there is').

    Grambank GB126

    absent
  • Whether posture verbs ('lie' vs 'stand' vs 'sit') are obligatorily chosen by an inanimate's shape/position.

    Grambank GB127

    absent
  • Whether the language has a small closed set of verb roots (about 100 or fewer).

    Grambank GB129

    absent
  • Whether the unmarked transitive constituent order is verb-initial.

    Grambank GB131

    present
  • Whether the unmarked transitive constituent order is verb-medial.

    Grambank GB132

    absent
  • Whether the unmarked transitive constituent order is verb-final.

    Grambank GB133

    absent
  • Whether the order of core (S/A/P) constituents is fixed.

    Grambank GB136

    absent
  • Whether standard negation can be marked clause-finally.

    Grambank GB137

    present
  • Whether standard negation can be marked clause-initially.

    Grambank GB138

    absent
  • Whether prohibitive (negative imperative) negation differs from declarative negation.

    Grambank GB139

    absent
  • Whether one negator covers verbal, locational, existential and nominal predication alike.

    Grambank GB140

    absent
  • Whether there is a morphological passive marked on the lexical verb.

    Grambank GB147

    absent
  • Whether there is a morphological antipassive marked on the lexical verb.

    Grambank GB148

    absent
  • Whether there is a morphological inverse marker on the verb.

    Grambank GB149

    absent
  • Whether there is a switch-reference marker (signals same/different subject across clauses).

    Grambank GB151

    absent
  • Whether causatives are formed by affixes/clitics on the verb.

    Grambank GB155

    present
  • Whether there is a causative built from a grammaticalized verb 'to say'.

    Grambank GB156

    absent

WALS

28 features
Lexicon2
  • Hand and Arm

    WALS 129A

    Different
  • Finger and Hand

    WALS 130A

    Different
Morphology1
  • Prefixing vs. Suffixing in Inflectional Morphology

    WALS 26A

    Equal prefixing and suffixing
Nominal Categories4
  • Coding of Nominal Plurality

    WALS 33A

    Plural prefix
  • Indefinite Pronouns

    WALS 46A

    Interrogative-based
  • Position of Case Affixes

    WALS 51A

    Case suffixes
  • Position of Pronominal Possessive Affixes

    WALS 57A

    Possessive suffixes
Simple Clauses4
  • Applicative Constructions

    WALS 109A

    Benefactive object; both bases
  • Other Roles of Applied Objects

    WALS 109B

    No other roles (= Only benefactive)
  • Negative Morphemes

    WALS 112A

    Negative affix
  • Polar Questions

    WALS 116A

    Question particle
Verbal Categories1
  • Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes

    WALS 69A

    Tense-aspect suffixes
Word order16
  • Order of Negative Morpheme and Verb

    WALS 143A

    [V-Neg]
  • Preverbal Negative Morphemes

    WALS 143E

    None
  • Postverbal Negative Morphemes

    WALS 143F

    [V-Neg]
  • Minor morphological means of signaling negation

    WALS 143G

    None
  • Position of Negative Word With Respect to Subject, Object, and Verb

    WALS 144A

    MorphNeg
  • The Position of Negative Morphemes in SOV Languages

    WALS 144L

    SV&OV&[V-Neg]
  • Order of Subject and Verb

    WALS 82A

    SV
  • Order of Object and Verb

    WALS 83A

    OV
  • Order of Object, Oblique, and Verb

    WALS 84A

    No dominant order
  • Order of Genitive and Noun

    WALS 86A

    No dominant order
  • Order of Adjective and Noun

    WALS 87A

    Noun-Adjective
  • Order of Demonstrative and Noun

    WALS 88A

    Demonstrative-Noun
  • Order of Numeral and Noun

    WALS 89A

    Noun-Numeral
  • Position of Polar Question Particles

    WALS 92A

    Initial
  • Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions

    WALS 93A

    Not initial interrogative phrase
  • Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun

    WALS 97A

    OV and NAdj

AUS extension

23 features
Case2
  • Where case marking sits: suffix, prefix, clitic, tone, stem change.

    AUS extension AUX007

    suffix
  • Whether both non-pronominal core arguments and pronominal core arguments carry case (so case can differ by word class).

    AUS extension AUX008

    both
Demonstrative1
  • Number of distance contrasts (2, 3+ deictic terms).

    AUS extension AUX023

    three-plus
Negation2
  • How declarative clauses are negated: affix, particle, negative auxiliary, etc.

    AUS extension AUX036

    affix
  • Whether the prohibitive (negative imperative) uses a different construction from declarative negation.

    AUS extension AUX037

    no
Number2
  • Productive morphological dual on nouns.

    AUS extension AUX014

    yes
  • How nominal plural is coded: suffix, prefix, reduplication, plural word, clitic, none.

    AUS extension AUX017

    prefix
Pronoun2
  • Whether independent 3rd-person pronouns mark gender (he/she).

    AUS extension AUX024

    yes
  • Whether interrogatives ('who/what') double as indefinites ('someone/something') — an 'ignorative' series. Partially derivable from WALS Indefinite Pronouns (interrogative-based).

    AUS extension AUX051

    yes
Pronoun-Marking2
  • Whether the transitive subject (A) is cross-referenced by a bound marker on the verb.

    AUS extension AUX012

    yes
  • Whether the transitive object (P) is cross-referenced by a bound marker on the verb.

    AUS extension AUX013

    yes
Syntax2
  • A verb marker signalling same/different subject across clauses.

    AUS extension AUX040

    no
  • Chains of dependent (medial) clauses closed by one finite verb.

    AUS extension AUX041

    yes
Valency4
  • A phonologically bound reflexive marker on the verb (e.g. Kuku Yalanji -ji-).

    AUS extension AUX031

    yes
  • A phonologically bound reciprocal marker on the verb (e.g. Kuku Yalanji -wa-).

    AUS extension AUX032

    yes
  • A morphological antipassive on the lexical verb (demotes P; salient in ergative languages).

    AUS extension AUX034

    no
  • Whether causatives are formed by an affix/clitic on the verb.

    AUS extension AUX035

    yes
Verb6
  • Whether verbs fall into conjugation classes (as in most Pama-Nyungan languages).

    AUS extension AUX025

    yes
  • Where TAM inflection sits on the verb: prefix, suffix, tone, mixed, none.

    AUS extension AUX026

    suffix
  • Directional or locative morphology on the verb. NOTE: true associated-motion systems (coming/going while V-ing) are a fine Australianist category that open datasets do not isolate; this uses Grambank's broader directional/locative-on-verb feature as a proxy.

    AUS extension AUX028

    yes
  • Whether a verb uses a different root for singular vs plural participant (e.g. 'go.sg' vs 'go.pl').

    AUS extension AUX029

    no
  • Whether predicates are built from an uninflecting coverb + a small closed class of inflecting light verbs (widespread in non-Pama-Nyungan Australia).

    AUS extension AUX052

    no
  • Whether noun incorporation into the verb is a productive intransitivizing process.

    AUS extension AUX053

    no

Dictionary & lexicon

Catalogue pointer only. A lexical resource is recorded but is rights-managed or not openly downloadable, so it is not browsable here. AIATSIS AUSTLANG catalogue entry (N90)

Deep-time position

not dated
Not in the dated phylogeny.Only the ~224 Pama-Nyungan leaves in Bouckaert, Bowern & Atkinson (2018) carry a calibrated age. Many languages — especially the older non-Pama-Nyungan families of the north — are genuine context but have no time-calibrated node, and are never shown as dated.

Codes & sources

Identifiers

Per-facet provenance

Classification
Glottolog 5.3 CLDF (CC-BY-4.0)
Coordinates
Glottolog 5.3 (CC-BY-4.0)
Endangerment
Glottolog AES (CC-BY-4.0)
Grammar
Grambank v1.0.3 / WALS 2020.4 (CC-BY-4.0)
Lexicon
catalogue pointer (rights-managed)
Identifiers
Glottolog 5.3 + AIATSIS AUSTLANG

Data-completeness for this profile: name, any id, glottocode, iso639 3, austlang, classification chain, coordinates real, coordinates any, endangerment, grammar profile, autonym candidate. Autonyms are unverified candidates drawn from alt-name lists; coordinates carry a provenance flag; a spreading language lineage is not a moving population. Coverage tier: Documented.