The World Atlas of Language Structures Online » Errata 2008

Value assignment error in chapter 138 for Saami (Northern)

robert — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:05:14 +0000

The value for feature 138 (Tea) for Saami (Northern) will be corrected in the next edition of WALS Online. The correct value is “Derived from Min Nan Chinese te”, not “Others”.
(See also the related blog comment.)

Value assignment error in chapter 27 for Basque

robert — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:57:24 +0000

The value for feature 27 (Reduplication) for Basque will be corrected in the next edition of WALS Online. The correct value is “Productive full and partial reduplication”, not “No productive reduplication”.
(See also the related blog comment.)

Value assignment error in chapter 9 for Temiar

robert — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:06:55 +0000

The value for feature 9 (The Velar Nasal) for Temiar will be corrected in the next edition of WALS Online. The correct value is “Initial velar nasal”, not “No initial velar nasal”.
(See also the related blog comment.)

Value assignment error in chapter 105 for Panyjima

robert — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:00:47 +0000

The value for feature 105 (Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb ‘Give’) for Panyjima will be corrected in the next edition of WALS Online. The correct value is “Double-object construction”, not “Secondary-object construction”.

Value assignment error in chapter 81 for warao

robert — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:28:35 +0000

The value for feature 81 (Order of Subject, Object and Verb) for warao will be corrected in the next edition of WALS Online. The correct value is “No dominant order”, not “OSV”.

Value assignment error in chapter 51 for japanese

dryer — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:15:06 +0000

The value for feature 51 (Position of Case Affixes) for japanese will be corrected in the next edition of WALS Online. The correct value is “Postpositional clitics”, not “No case affixes or adpositional clitics”.

Value assignment errors in chapter 33

robert — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:16:33 +0000

The values for feature 33 (Coding of Nominal Plurality) of the following languages will be corrected in the next edition of WALS Online:

Berber (Siwa): Plural suffix -> Mixed morphological plural
Mondunga: Plural suffix -> Mixed morphological plural
Päri: Plural suffix -> Mixed morphological plural
Pokot: Plural suffix -> Mixed morphological plural
Berta: Plural suffix -> Mixed morphological plural
Lagwan: Plural suffix -> Mixed morphological plural
Coos (Hanis): Plural suffix -> Mixed morphological plural