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| Case || Abbreviation || Suffix (Allomorph)||Function
| Case || Abbreviation || Prefix (Allomorph)||Function
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| Absolutive || ABS ||-|| a) Marks citation form of nouno
| Absolutive || ABS ||-|| a) Marks citation form of nouno
b) Indicates O argument of a transitive verb
b) Indicates O argument of a transitive verb


c) Marks S argument of a stative intransitive verb
c) Marks S argument of a stative intransitive verb
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| Nominative || NOM || -no (-n)||a) Indicates A argument of a transitive verb
| Nominative || NOM || no-  (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 the possessor
c) Indicates the possessor
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|Dative||DAT||-||a) Marks X argument of active intransitive verb
|Dative||DAT||-||a) Marks X argument of active intransitive verb
b) Marks beneficiary of action
b) Marks beneficiary of action


c) Indicates purpose or intent
c) Indicates purpose or intent
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| Instrumental || INST ||-tik|| a) Marks X argument of stative intransitive verb
| Instrumental || INST ||tik-|| a) Marks X argument of stative intransitive verb
b) Marks use of tool or instrument
b) Marks use of tool or instrument


c) Indicates proximal cause
c) Indicates proximal cause
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| Equative || EQU || -te (-t)||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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d) Indicates the comparative
d) Indicates the comparative
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| Comitative || COM || -nwe||a) Marks physical proximity or social connection to someone
| Comitative || COM || nwe-||a) Marks physical proximity or social connection to someone


b) Indicates collaborative effort with someone in a joint activity
b) Indicates collaborative effort with someone in a joint activity
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c) Marks reciprocicity
c) Marks reciprocicity
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| Locative || LOC || -lu (-l) ||a) Indicates place where
| Locative || LOC || lu- (l-) ||a) Indicates place where


b) Marks time when
b) Marks time when
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| Allative || ALL || -bu (-b)||a) Marks motion towards
| Allative || ALL || bu- (b-)||a) Marks motion towards


b) Indicates time until
b) Indicates time until
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c) Marks destination or goal
c) Marks destination or goal
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| Ablative || ABL || -dyō||a) Indicates motion away from
| Ablative || ABL || dyō-||a) Indicates motion away from


b) Marks time since
b) Marks time since
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| Perlative || PERL || -om||a) Marks motion across, along, through or by way of
| Perlative || PERL || om-||a) Marks motion across, along, through or by way of


b) Indicates duration
b) Indicates duration
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NB: Parenthesised allomorphs are used following a short vowel.
NB: Parenthesised allomorphs are used preceding a short vowel.


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