Grammar
Some miscellaneous grammatical features of the Gurung languages are;
- SOV;
- postpositions;
- genitives;
- adjectives relatives before noun heads;
- numerals after noun heads;
- rising intonation in bipolar questions;
- 1 prefix on negative verbs;
- maximum number of suffixes 3;
- case of noun phrase shown by preposition;
- no subject or object referencing in verbs;
- split ergative system according to tense;
- causatives;
- benefactives;
- CV, CCV, CCCV;
Phonetically, Gurung languages are tonal.
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