Dependent-marking language

/dɪpˈɛndəntmˈɑːkɪŋ lˈaŋɡwɪdʒ/

/dɪpˈɛndəntmˈɑːɹkɪŋ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ/

a type of language where grammatical relationships between words are primarily marked on the dependent or non-head elements of a construction, rather than on the head or main element