Talk:Proto-Andem

Language Morphotype
Considering how you can combine nouns and verbs, I think this language should be classified as polysynthetic.It doesn't go all out with the sentence words like some languages, but if Nahuatl is polysynthetic that I imagine this would count too.

I can see where you are coming from. Proto-Andem most certainly is polysynthetic in the sense that it has a relatively high morpheme-to-word ratio in its verbs. However, the label 'polysynthetic' has a few problems: it tells nothing about the degree of fusion in a language and also typically implies noun incorporation and polypersonal agreement, two things which Proto-Andem does not have. I do use the polysynthetic label for my languages which have those two facets, such as Echlander. Thanks for commenting; you got me thinking! Landen Schmidt (talk) 15:15, December 3, 2016 (UTC)