Chipewyan

Chipewyan

11K speakers · Canadian Syllabics
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Canada

Written in the Canadian Syllabics script. Uses SOV word order. Notable features include tonal distinctions and pronoun dropping.

Vulnerable

Typology

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