Shughni-Rushani tends towards SOV word order, distinguishes a masculine and feminine gender in nouns and some adjectives, as well as the 3rd person singular of verbs. Shughni distinguishes between an absolutive and an oblique case in its system of pronouns.
Shughni-Rushani's grammatical structure emphasizes Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order, distinguishes between masculine and feminine genders in nouns and adjectives, and uses distinct verb forms for the 3rd person singular. Shughni also has two cases for pronouns: an absolutive and an oblique case.