aŋı
/ aŋɯ /
Definitions noun consciousness, awareness
Definitions noun understanding, comprehension, grasp
Definitions noun reason
Definitions noun outlook, worldview, point of view
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aŋı the consciousness | aŋıla the consciousnesses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aŋını the consciousness' | aŋılanı the consciousnesses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aŋını the consciousness (as the object) | aŋılanı the consciousnesses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | aŋığa to the consciousness | aŋılağa to the consciousnesses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aŋıda at / in the consciousness | aŋılada at / in the consciousnesses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aŋıdan from the consciousness | aŋıladan from the consciousnesses | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | aŋım my consciousness | aŋılarım my consciousnesses |
| your | aŋıŋ your consciousness | aŋılarıŋ your consciousnesses |
| his / her | aŋısı his / her consciousness | aŋıları his / her consciousnesses |
| our | aŋıbız our consciousness | aŋılarıbız our consciousnesses |
| you all's | aŋığız you all's consciousness | aŋılarığız you all's consciousnesses |
| their | aŋıları their consciousness | aŋıları their consciousnesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aŋıları can mean "his / her consciousnesses", "their consciousness", or "their consciousnesses" — context decides.