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 system is characterized by a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order, gender distinctions in nouns and adjectives, and distinct verb forms for the 3rd person singular. It also employs two cases for pronouns: an absolutive and an oblique case.