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Kaikiwan noun cases are distinguished by a hyphen before the case suffix. This does not appear phonetically- it is entirely an orthographic convention. | Kaikiwan noun cases are distinguished by a hyphen before the case suffix. This does not appear phonetically- it is entirely an orthographic convention. | ||
There are four noun cases: '''nominative''', '''accusative''', '''genitive''' and '''dative'''. Specifically the '''accusative''' suffix varies in tone based on the previous noun's tone, e.g. ''sámo-tó'' or ''hùwui-tò''. | There are four noun cases: '''nominative''', '''accusative''', '''genitive''' and '''dative'''. Specifically the '''accusative''' suffix varies in tone based on the previous noun's tone, e.g. ''sámo-tó'' or ''hùwui-tò''. If there is no clear tone, e.g. in ''túlelù'', ''-to'' is used. | ||
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