Describe several ways in which it differs from English in terms of its phonology, morphology, and syntax.

Select a language or language family from the following list:
Amharic Finnish Quechua
Arabic Aleut Khoisan
Basque Hausa Swahili
Berber Indonesian Tamil
Cantonese Mayan Turkish
Cree Navajo Sanskrit
Prepare an 800- to 1200-word report on the language, citing your sources and addressing at least the following:
Where and by how many people is the language spoken? How does the speech community differ from your own speech community?
What other languages is it related to? If it’s a single language, what is the name of its language family? What languages has it descended from? If it’s a family, what languages does it include?
What is its basic word order? Describe several ways in which it differs from English in terms of its phonology, morphology, and syntax.
List a few interesting lexical items and what they correspond to in English.

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