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Written in the latin script. Uses V2 word order with fusional morphology. Notable features include 3 grammatical genders, 4 noun cases, a politeness/honorific system.
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Word order SVO
Adjective before noun
Numeral before noun
Adposition preposition
Def. article yes
Indef. article yes
Pro-drop no
Tonal no
Gender yes
Noun cases yes