Hierarchy of Washkuk (Kwoma) Clauses.

Kooyers, Orneal

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Hierarchy of Washkuk (Kwoma) Clauses

Kooyers, Orneal

Linguistics, 147, 5-14, Mar 1 75

Deals with clause chaining in Washkuk, a language spoken by about 2500 people in northeastern New Guinea. Four clause types are ranked from lowest to highest. Any clause subordinates all preceding clauses of lower order. (TL)

Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Malayo Polynesian Languages, Morphology (Languages), Nouns, Sentence Structure, Suffixes, Syntax, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Verbs

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