ABSTRACT
The genetic affiliation of the Ainu language is unknown. Ainu is agglutinating, polysyn thetic, and incorporating, with SOV constituent order and a mixed (but basically tripartite) alignment. It is predominantly headmarking and prefixing.
The genetic affiliation of the Ainu language is unknown. Ainu is agglutinating, polysyn thetic, and incorporating, with SOV constituent order and a mixed (but basically tripartite) alignment. It is predominantly headmarking and prefixing.