birigiw
/ biriɡiw /
Definitions noun uniting, coming together, joining up, merging
Definitions noun union, association, organization
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | birigiw the uniting | birigiwle the unitings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | birigiwni the uniting's | birigiwleni the unitings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | birigiwni the uniting (as the object) | birigiwleni the unitings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | birigiwge to the uniting | birigiwlege to the unitings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | birigiwde at / in the uniting | birigiwlede at / in the unitings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | birigiwden from the uniting | birigiwleden from the unitings | 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 | birigiwim my uniting | birigiwlerim my unitings |
| your | birigiwiŋ your uniting | birigiwleriŋ your unitings |
| his / her | birigiwi his / her uniting | birigiwleri his / her unitings |
| our | birigiwibiz our uniting | birigiwleribiz our unitings |
| you all's | birigiwigiz you all's uniting | birigiwlerigiz you all's unitings |
| their | birigiwleri their uniting | birigiwleri their unitings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: birigiwleri can mean "his / her unitings", "their uniting", or "their unitings" — context decides.