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* no case or construct state; "noun1-3SG noun2" (inalienable) or "noun1 3SG-CLF noun2" (alienable) is used for possession | * no case or construct state; "noun1-3SG noun2" (inalienable) or "noun1 3SG-CLF noun2" (alienable) is used for possession | ||
* prefix mania | * prefix mania | ||
* word order is strictly VOS; emphasis requires fronting and cleft constructions | * word order is strictly VOS (syntactically ergative; transitive sentences are VOS and intransitive ones are VS); emphasis requires fronting and cleft constructions | ||
* No definite articles | * No definite articles | ||
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