Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan

Te Ggana Tuuvalu
13K speakers · Austronesian › Malayo-Polynesian · Latin
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TuvaluNew ZealandFijiKiribatiNauru
Related varieties
IndonesianMalayJavaneseSundaneseTagalogMalagasyCebuanoMadureseIlocanoHiligaynonMinangkabauBuginese

Written in the Latin script. Uses OVS word order. Notable features include pronoun dropping.

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Official in 1 countries

Tuvalu
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Typology

Word order OVS
Adjective after noun
Numeral before noun
Adposition preposition
Def. article yes
Indef. article yes
Pro-drop yes
Gender no
Noun cases no
Ergative yes

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