[Lingtyp] Truc, machin and friends

[Eline Visser]

Hi Raffaele,

Papuan Kalamang (kgv) uses neba 'what' and don 'thing' as placeholders: 
https://paperhive.org/documents/items/e7TDfjRZRHtB?a=p:455. There's more and newer information in the abstract in the attachment.

Kalamang Austronesian neighbour Uruangnirin (urn) has suai 'what' and suai da ka 'what REL DIST'. I don't have a published source for you yet, but let me know if you want to know more.

E
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