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Next: The Nominal System

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• The Nominal System
  • Nouns and noun classes.
    • Nouns ending in Ç£ -am
    • Nouns ending in ì -ru
    • Nouns ending in à -du
    • Syntactic usage of oblique forms
    • Oblique and Genitive
  • Number
    • Form of the plural marker.
      • Use of ͧÁÔ£ ellaam `all, everything' for plural.
      • Plurality and Case
  • The Case System
    • Dative Case
    • The dative case marker
    • Locative Case.
      • Syntax of kitte ´Õ¥×¹
    • Ablative Case.
      • Semantically locative forms.
      • Inanimate Nouns
      • Animate Nouns
      • Semantically Locative Expressions
    • Associative/Instrumental Case.
      • Associative Case.
      • Instrumental Case: means by which.
    • Accusative Case
  • Postpositions
    • Postpositions occurring with the Nominative:
      • ضÿâ seendu `together'.
      • ñÁ£ muulam `with, by means of, through (the agency of) under the auspices of'.
      • Â×À¡Þ£ varekkum, Â×À vare, Â×À²×Á vareyle `up to', `until',
    • Postpositions occurring with the oblique (genitive):
      • î×¹ kuude `along with'.
      • ؾ×Á meele `above, on top of, after'
      • ½¡´£ pakkam`near, in the vicinity of, by'
      • ×»Ô׺²×Á toneyle `in the company of, with'
      • Ë«¶Õ²×Á ucciyle `top, at, on the top of'
      • ´Ö×à kii= to0pt.25ex ##= by .25ex e `below, under'
      • -ý×¹, Çý×¹ -nde, ande `near'
    • Postpositions occurring with the dative.
      • È´ aaha `for the sake of, on behalf of'
      • Çܲ×Á aDiyle`at the base, foot of'
      • Í»Õ×À edire `opposite, across from; contrary to, against'
      • ؾ×Á meele `above, on top of, after
      • ½¡´¢â×Á pakkattule `near, in the vicinity of'
      • ˪×Ä ulle `by, within; into the inside of'
      • ½»ÕÁÔ badilaa `instead of'
      • ½Õ¨ÆÔ×Á pinnaale `after'
      • å¨ÆÔ×Á munnaale `before'
    • Postpositions occurring with the accusative
      • ض¢â seettu `together'.
      • ½¢»Õ patti `about, concerning the topic of, regarding'
      • ½Ô¢â paattu`at, to, towards'.
      • »ÂÕÀ tavira `besides, except (for)'
  • NP-ѹ NP-È: `within a particular time or context'
    • NP- ooda NP- aa
    • NP- ooda NP- aa with NON-TIME EXPRESSIONS
      • Mass Nouns
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