Kanuri

Kanuri

Kànùrí
15M speakers · latin
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Written in the latin script. Uses SOV word order. Notable features include tonal distinctions, pronoun dropping.

Typology

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