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Written in the latin script. Uses SVO word order with fusional morphology. Notable features include 2 grammatical genders, a politeness/honorific system.
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Word order SVO
Adjective both
Numeral before noun
Adposition preposition
Def. article yes
Indef. article yes
Pro-drop no
Tonal no
Nasal vowels yes
Gender yes
Noun cases yes