a-phayuN
phuNg- phay-anu
pron.pre- dawn-at come-will
younger-brother
‘My younger brother will come in the morning.’
(2)
b
baar-
thaNg-
he market-to go-pres.
‘He goes to market.’
The
intrusive case indicates an intermediary object through which
the action is performed. It is expressed by suffixing-tuy to the noun.
Examples:
b
blam-tuy muk-kha
he hole-through see-past
‘He saw through the hole.’
a-ma
taylam-tuy tµy khip-ka
pron.pre.-mother window-through water throw-past.
‘My mother threw water through the window.’
The
ablative case is the case of separation from the source. It
is expressed by adding-ni1
to
the noun. The ablative case is peculiar in the sense that it can be
added to: the locative case marker- ‘on or at’. Note that
no other case suffix is added to another case suffix.
Examples:
(1)
b
ng-ni1
nkhr-ka
he house-from come-out-past.
‘He came out of the house’.
b
blNni1
ki-phil-y
play-ka
he jungle-from turn-ing come-past
‘He came returning from jungle.’
2) hirabnt
a ds--ni1
manµy-rk
Hirabanata that country-in-from thing-many
tag-y
tha-
take-ing go-pres.
‘Hirabanata goes away taking things from inside
that country.’
The
genitive case indicates that the noun to which it is suffixed
is the possessor of something. It is expressed by suffixing -ni2
to the noun.
Examples:
ram-ni2
uskul hak(al-
Ram-of school far-at
‘Ram’s school is far away.’
ba
ar-
s-
a
g-
(al-
