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Nouns are declined according to eight cases: | Nouns are declined according to eight cases: | ||
* '''Absolutive''' denotes the | * '''Absolutive''' denotes the patient of a verb, either the direct object of a transitive verb or the subject of certain intransitive verbs. | ||
* '''Ergative''' denotes the subject of a transitive | * '''Ergative''' denotes the agent of the verb, either the subject of a transitive or certain intransitive verbs. | ||
* '''Dative''' denotes the indirect object of a verb and describes motion towards. | * '''Dative''' denotes the indirect object of a verb and describes motion towards. | ||
* '''Genitive''' denotes the possessor of an object. | * '''Genitive''' denotes the possessor of an object. | ||