Ainu

Ainu

10 speakers · Kana Kanji
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Written in the Kana Kanji script. Uses SOV word order. Notable features include tonal distinctions and pronoun dropping.

Critically endangered

Typology

Word order SOV
Adjective before noun
Numeral before noun
Adposition postposition
Def. article no
Indef. article no
Pro-drop yes
Tonal yes
Gender no
Noun cases no
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