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