Bauni language

Bauni has 9 consonants and 6 vowels. Consonants may undergo lenition, fortition, palatalization, or assimilation to produce a larger number of surface phonemes. Words belong to one of five tone classes: H, L, LH, HL, HLH. Syllables have the following form: (C)(G)V(G)(N), where (G) represents a glide and (N) represents a nasal. There are no syllables that have the maximum possible form of CGVGN. == Morphology ==

Verbs belong to one of four classes that differ in terms of what morphology may be applied and how. Verbs are obligatorily marked for mood - either realis (/k-/) or irrealis (/n-/) - and for subject. Certain classes of verbs require objects to be marked as well. == Lexicon ==

Bauni free pronouns are distinguished on the basis of person, gender, and number. == Syntax ==

Clauses in Bauni employ Agent-Patient-Verb word order. Recipients, instruments, and other oblique noun phrases typically follow the verb. {{Interlinear|top=Ditransitive verb|abbreviations=PRM:prominence; ==References==