Word Classes
Teruku Seediq has 11 word classes (Tsukida 2005:295).
- Open classes
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- Closed classes
- Numerals
- Personal pronouns
- Deictics
- Adverbs
- Conjunctives
- Prepositions
- Interjections
- Sentence final particles
Like many other Formosan and Philippine languages, Seediq nouns and verbs behave similarly. Adjectives can be considered as a subcategory of verbs.
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