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Nouns inflect for twelve cases, and the six “primary” cases are of PIE date: Nominative, Vocative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, and Instrumental. The other six “secondary” case suffixes are agglutinative, added to the accusative: Perlative, Comitative, Allative, Ablative, Locative, and Causative. | Nouns inflect for twelve cases, and the six “primary” cases are of PIE date: Nominative, Vocative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, and Instrumental. The other six “secondary” case suffixes are agglutinative, added to the accusative: Perlative, Comitative, Allative, Ablative, Locative, and Causative. | ||
=== primary case === | === primary case === | ||
*'''Nominative''' | *'''Nominative''' marks Subject/Agent. | ||
*'''Vocative''' | *'''Vocative''' | ||
*'''Genitive''' | *'''Genitive''' | ||
*'''Dative''' | *'''Dative''' | ||
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*'''Allative''' is used when expressing motion towards something. | *'''Allative''' is used when expressing motion towards something. | ||
*'''Ablative''' is used when expressing motion away from something. It implies a separation. | *'''Ablative''' is used when expressing motion away from something. It implies a separation. | ||
*'''Causative''' is often used with the word ''mic''(with), but in terms of referencing the tool in which something is accomplished. | *'''Causative''' is often used with the word ''mic''(with), but in terms of referencing the tool in which something is accomplished. Causative and instrumental are used in same meaning. | ||
==== Gruppenflexion ==== | ==== Gruppenflexion ==== | ||
The “secondary” case suffix attached only to the last element of a noun phrase. | The “secondary” case suffix attached only to the last element of a noun phrase. | ||