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  ISO 639-3 Code: fao
  latlong: 61.892635,-6.911806  Map it!
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+ 01_Subject Verb Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
  Contributor: Hjalmar Páll Petersen
   02_Verb Subject No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   03_Verb Object Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   04_Object Verb No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   05_Subject Verb Object Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   06_Subject Object Verb No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   07_Verb Subject Object No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   08_Verb Object Subject No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   09_Object Subject Verb No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   10_Object Verb Subject No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
+ 11_Adposition Noun_Phrase Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
  Words: í húsinum
  Gloss: in house.the.DAT
  Translation: in the house
  Contributor: Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson
   12_Noun_Phrase Adposition No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
+ 13_Adjective Noun Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
  Words: Hann keypti ein nýggjan bil
  Gloss: he.nom bought.3SG a.ACC new.M.SG.ACC car.ACC
  Translation: He bought a new car
  Contributor: Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson
   14_Noun Adjective Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen This is sometimes possible; cf. the place names: Fløtan fríða 'plain-pretty'; Hellan hála 'rock-the slippery'; Dalurin langi 'valley-the long' Forum
   15_Numeral Noun Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   16_Noun Numeral No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   17_Demonstrative Noun Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   18_Noun Demonstrative No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   19_Possessor Noun Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   20_Noun Possessor Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   21_Pronominal Possessor Noun Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen In spoken FA the word order is Pronominal Poss + Noun; kinship terms have the word order Noun + Pronominal Possessor (pápi mín father-mine') Forum
   22_Noun Pronominal Possessor Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   A 01_Attributive Adjective Agreement Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   A 02_Predicate Adjective Agreement Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   A 03_Degree Adjective Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   A 04_Adjective Degree No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   AuxSel 01_Auxiliary Selection Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   C 01_Complementizer Clause Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   C 02_Clause Complementizer No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   C 03_Adverbial_Subordinator Clause Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   C 04_Clause Adverbial Subordinator No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   Extra Examples Yes Chris Collins Forum
   N2 01_Numeral Noun (indefinite) Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   N2 02_Noun Numeral (indefinite) Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   N2 03_Numeral Noun (definite) Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   N2 04_Noun Numeral (definite) No Hjalmar Páll Petersen menninir fimm komu í gjár men-five came yesterday (this is possible, but marked) Forum
   N2 05_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) has a definite article Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   N2 06_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) has a demonstrative Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   N2 07_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) lacks a definite article or demonstrative No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   N2 08_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) contains a Plural marker, but Indefinite NP does not No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   N2 09_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) contains any other marking No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   N2 10_The Numeral has a different form in Definite and Indefinite (Num N, N Num) contexts No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   N2 11_The Noun has a different form in Definite and Indefinite (Num N, N Num) contexts No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 01_Standard Negation is Particle that Precedes the Verb No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 02_Standard Negation is Particle that Follows the verb Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 03_Standard Negation is Prefix No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 04_Standard Negation is Suffix No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 05_Standard Negation is Negative Auxiliary verb No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 06_Standard Negation is Higher verb No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 07_Standard Negation is Tone No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 08_Standard Negation is Tone plus Other Modification No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 09_Standard Negation is Reduplication No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 10_Standard Negation is Infix No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 11_Distinct Negation of Class/Property No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 12_Distinct Negation of identity No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 13_Distinct Negation of Existence No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Neg 14_Distinct Negation of Location No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Order N3 01_ Demonstrative Adjective Noun Yes Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   Order N3 02_Demonstrative Noun Adjective No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   Order N3 03_ Noun Adjective Demonstrative No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   Order N3 04_Noun Demonstrative Adjective No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   Order N3 05_Adjective Demonstrative Noun No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   Order N3 06_Adjective Noun Demonstrative No Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson Forum
   Order N3 07_Demonstrative Numeral Noun Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Order N3 08_Demonstrative Noun Numeral NA Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Order N3 09_ Noun Numeral Demonstrative No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Order N3 10_Noun Demonstrative Numeral No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Order N3 11_Numeral Demonstrative Noun No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Order N3 12_Numeral Noun Demonstrative No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q01_Initial polar Q-marker No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q02_Final polar Q-marker No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q03_Clause internal polar Q-marker No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q04_Polar question by intonation No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q05_Polar question by V-fronting Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q06_Polar question by Auxiliary-fronting Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q07_Q-marker follows narrow focus No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q08_Affirmative answer by particle Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q09_Affirmative answer by verb No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q10_Affirmative answer by auxiliary No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q11_Affirmative answer by auxiliary and verb No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q12_Affirmative answer by particle and verb No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q13_Affirmative answer by predicative 'be' No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q14_Verb answer to indefinite subject question No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q15_Particle-and-verb answer to indefinite subject question No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q16NEGA_Negative answer by special negative particle No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q17NEGA_Negative answer by bare sentential negation No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q18NEGA_Negative answer by sentential negation plus bare verb No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q19ANegQ_Truth-based confirmation No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q20ANegQ_Polarity-based confirmation Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   Q21ANegQ_Polarity-reversing particle Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen the particle is 'jú' /jyu:/ Forum
   Q22ANegQ_Polarity-reversing answer by affirmative and special particle No Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   V2 01_Declarative Verb-Second Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum
   V2 02_Interrogative Verb-Second Yes Hjalmar Páll Petersen Forum