Cases
| case | suffix (consonant) | suffix (vowel) |
|---|---|---|
| agentive | -ø | -ø |
| patientive | -om | -m |
| accusative | -s | -s |
| genitive | -el | -gel |
Fusion:
- a → air
- o → oir
- u → ûr
- e → êr
- i → ír
Agentive
- Marks subject in transitive sentences
- Mark voluntary subject in intransitive sentences OR subject if patientive provided
Patientive
- Marks directly impacted object in transitive sentences
- Marks involuntary subject in intransitive sentences
Accusative
- Marks non-impacted object in transitive sentences
- Marks things like time, place, etc.
Volition
In intransitive sentences describes if the action (state) is intentional or not:
Sonsa nam - I fell asleep Sonsa na - I sleep (as intended)
It is also expressed in a subset of transitive verbs, of which most of them have a mutual nature:
Fura na ketom - I touch a cat (intentionally) Fura nam ketom - I touched a cat (non-intensionally), aka "me and a cat touched"