[2][3] The alternative name Barupu or Warapu, from the name of the Bauni village, has been applied to related languages as well, and 'Warapu' may be retained as a cover term.
[4] 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.
Verbs belong to one of four classes that differ in terms of what morphology may be applied and how.
Recipients, instruments, and other oblique noun phrases typically follow the verb.