The Small Adjective Class in Jarawara
Robert M. W. Dixon · 2004
Abstract Jarawara has a small closed class of adjectives, for which fourteen members are attested. The adjectives are non-verb-like, functioning as modifier within an NP and as copula complement They show some similarities with inalienably possessed nouns in that both can function as modifier within an NP. However, there are a number of dear criteria for distinguishing between the classes (for example, a possessed noun cannot, on its own, function as copula complement). there is also some superficial similarity between adjectives and the nominalized forms of verbs but, when examined in detail, these too can be distinguished.