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→‎Late Proto-Kamut Spacial Cases: added some more cases coz #yolo. Also explained equative vs essive.

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 ==== Late Proto-Kamut Spacial Cases ====
-This case system arose through the agglutination of case markers; this specific set survives in the core Kamut branch. There existed more beyond these, like those in the Ayut branch (-əməiənəu and -əməiənət; -minu and -minta). These are just examples.
+This case system arose through the agglutination of case markers; this specific set survives in the core Kamut branch. There existed more beyond these, like those in the Ayut branch (-minu and -minət; -minu and -minta). These are just examples.
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 ! Case !! Singular !! Dual !! Plural !! Usage
 |-
-| Locative || -əməi || -ikəməi || -itəməi || at
+| Locative || -mi || -ikmi || -itmi || at
 |-
-| Ablative || -əmət || -ikəmət || -itəmət || from
+| Ablative || -mət || -ikmt || -itmt || from
 |-
-| Inessive || -əməiən || -ikəməiən || -itəməiən || in
+| Inessive || -min || -ikmin || -itmin || in
 |-
-| Illative || -əməiənən || -ikəməiənən || -itəməiənən || into
+| Illative₁ || -minu || -ikminu || -itminu || into
 |-
-| Instrumental || -əməiək || -ikəməiək || -itəməiək || by means of
+| Elative₁ || -minət || -ikminət || -itminət || outwards
 |-
-| Dative || -əməu || -ikəməu || -itəməu || to, for, at
+| Illative₂ || -minən || -ikminən || -itminən || into
 |-
-| Allative || -əməuət || -ikəməuət || -itəməuət || to, towards
+| Instrumental || -mik || -ikmik || -itmik || by means of
 |-
-| Exessive || -əməuən || -ikəməuən || -itəməuən || out, outside of
+| Dative || -mu || -ikmu || -itmu || to, for, at
 |-
-| Elative || -əməuənən || -ikəməuənən || -itəməuənən || outwards
+| Allative || -mut || -ikmut || -itmut || to, towards
 |-
-| Prosecutive || -əməuək || -ikəməuək || -itəməuək || by way of
+| Exessive || -mun || -ikmun || -itmun || out, outside of
+|-
+| Elative₂ || -munən || -ikmunən || -itmunən || outwards
+|-
+| Prosecutive || -muk || -ikmuk || -itmuk || by way of
+|-
+| Equative || -tut || -iktut || -ittut || like, as
+|-
+| Essive || -tun || -iktun || -ittun || to be
+|-
+| Abessive || -tək || -iktək || -ittət || without, -less
 |}
+Some etymological notes on -tut vs -tun: it is believed that -tut was used basically to say "to the party, [I am] from (related to) it", while -tun was used to say "to the party, [I am] of (part of it) it", where "party" means "a selection made using the partitive case". Thus, the mechanics are essentially to make a selection, use -u (dative) to point to it, and then state one's affiliation to it (-t-u-(t/n)).
+With time, however, the meanings drifted, with -tut becoming an equative and giving an impression of similarity or being a member of a larger group, and with -tun becoming an essive and giving an impression of essence.
 ==== Additional Cases ====