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Nahónda distinguishes two core cases, agent and patient, and one oblique case, the genitive. The Patient case is unmarked and serves as the direct object of most transitive verbs, and the subject of stative verbs. The Genitive | Nahónda distinguishes two core cases, agent and patient, and one oblique case, the genitive. The Patient case is unmarked and serves as the direct object of most transitive verbs, and the subject of stative verbs. The Genitive marks possessors, e.g. ''Džalo-da wíkha'' "Dzhalo's rope. Additionally, it marks the recipient with donor verbs, e.g. ''wíkha Džalo-da nitsátačeyo'' "Give Dzhalo the rope", the hearer of speech verbs, e.g. ''Enane-da kelómatačeyelo'' "Speak to Mother!", as well as the direct or indirect object of transitive verbs belonging to other semantic types, e.g. Goal, Experiencer, etc. | ||
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