NP Internal Adjective Order in Zulu

This paper investigates NP internal adjective order in Zulu. I conducted the fieldwork with a native speaker of Zulu using four adjectives from different conceptual categories. The number of adjectives is variable among two, three and four adjectives. Also, presenting order is replaced. The data is analyzed based on a rigid adjective order in English suggested by Watanuki et al. (2000): self-impression + size + form + property + age + color + origin + material + N. As a result, the accordance with the rigid adjective order in English is not found in Zulu. Issues of methodology and the effect of a class marker on adjective order is discussed as the reason of flexible adjective orders in Zulu