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3) Marks S argument of a stative intransitive verb
3) Marks S argument of a stative intransitive verb
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| Nominative || NOM || -n(a)||1) Indicates A argument of a transitive verb
| Nominative || NOM || -na||1) Indicates A argument of a transitive verb


2) Marks S arɡument of an active intransitive verb
2) Marks S arɡument of an active intransitive verb
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3) Indicates the possessor
3) Indicates the possessor
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|Dative||DAT||-||1) Marks X argument of active intransitive verb
|Dative||DAT||-||1) Marks X argument of active intransitive verb
2) Marks beneficiary of action
2) Marks beneficiary of action


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3) Indicates proximal cause
3) Indicates proximal cause
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| Equative || EQU || -t(e)||1) Indicates similarity in function, manner or behaviour
| Equative || EQU || -te||1) Indicates similarity in function, manner or behaviour


2) Marks similarity to, alike to
2) Marks similarity to, alike to
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2) Marks time when
2) Marks time when
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| Allative || ALL || -b(u)||1) Marks motion towards
| Allative || ALL || -bu||1) Marks motion towards


2) Indicates time until
2) Indicates time until
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3) Marks destination or goal
3) Marks destination or goal
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| Ablative || ABL || -||1) Indicates motion away from
| Ablative || ABL || -||1) Indicates motion away from


2) Marks time since
2) Marks time since
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3) Forms with a parenthesised final vowel drop that vowel if preceded by a vowel.


====Pronouns====
====Pronouns====