Tibetan

Tibetan

བོད་ཡིག
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Written in the Tibetan script. Uses SOV word order. Notable features include tonal distinctions and pronoun dropping.

Typology

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

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