Head-marking language

/hˈɛdmˈɑːkɪŋ lˈaŋɡwɪdʒ/

/hˈɛdmˈɑːɹkɪŋ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ/

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