From Contribution: Sinitic between Altaic and Mainland Southeast Asia
This refers to the head-initial word order "animal-gender" (e.g. "chicken-male" for rooster). This structure is found in Southern Sinitic varieties and is a strong areal trait of MSEA languages, contrasting with the Northern "male-chicken" order.
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