| 3.8.4. Dative Case |
| The Dative case has two suffixes. They are -kku and -kke. |
| {-kku} |
 -kku, -kke |
| 3.8.4.1. -kku occurs with pronouns, proper nouns and with animate nouns. |
| na-n-kku (5.19) |
> |
nanukku |
‘I’ (Dat.) |
| ni-n-kku (5.19) |
> |
ninukku |
‘you’ (Sg.) (Dat.) |
| ni-m-kku (5.19) |
> |
nimukku |
‘you’ (Pl.) (Dat.) |
| avar-kku (5.19) |
> |
avarukku |
‘they’ (Dat.) |
| ta-n-kku (5.19) |
> |
tanukku |
‘oneself’ (Dat.) |
| avan-kku (5.22) |
> |
aväkku |
‘he’ (Dat.) |
ava -kku (5.23) |
> |
avakku |
‘she’ (Dat.) |
| ra:man-kku (5.22) |
> |
ra:mäkku |
‘Raman’ (Dat.) |
| dana-kku (5.11) |
> |
dana:kku |
‘Cattle’ (Dat.) |
| 3.8.4.2. -kke occurs elsewhere |
gi a-kke (5.11) |
> |
gia:kke |
‘plant’ (Dat.) |
| ka:u-kke |
> |
ka:ukke |
‘forest (Dat.) |
| dimba-kke (5.11) |
> |
dimba:kke |
‘Dimbam’ (Dat.) |
| paulu-kke |
> |
paulukke |
‘door’ (Dat.) |
| paa-kke (5.11) |
> |
paa:kke |
‘picutre’ (Dat.) |
| pa:la-kke (5.11) |
> |
pa:la:kke |
‘bridge’ (Dat.) |
| i) avarukku ka:u ba:a ada. |
| ‘He has lots of lands’ |
ii) nanukku ka:ppi ve: u |
| ‘I want coffee’ |
| iii) ade avä ä:rukku koukkä? |
| ‘He is giving that to whom? |
| iv) eppu avä ka:ukke po:gä? |
| ‘When he will go to the forest? |
