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


b) Marks S arɡument of an active intransitive verb
b) Marks S arɡument of an active intransitive verb
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c) Indicates proximal cause
c) Indicates proximal cause
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| Equative || EQU || -t(e)||a) Indicates similarity in function, manner or behaviour
| Equative || EQU || -te(-t)||a) Indicates similarity in function, manner or behaviour


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


b) Indicates time until
b) Indicates time until
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NB: Case suffixes with parenthesised vowels elide those vowels if a suffix follows a vowel.
NB: Parenthesised forms are used following a short vowel.


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