emiziw
/ emiziw /
Definition noun suckling
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | emiziw the suckling | emiziwle the sucklings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | emiziwni the suckling's | emiziwleni the sucklings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | emiziwni the suckling (as the object) | emiziwleni the sucklings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | emiziwge to the suckling | emiziwlege to the sucklings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | emiziwde at / in the suckling | emiziwlede at / in the sucklings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | emiziwden from the suckling | emiziwleden from the sucklings | 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 | emiziwim my suckling | emiziwlerim my sucklings |
| your | emiziwiŋ your suckling | emiziwleriŋ your sucklings |
| his / her | emiziwi his / her suckling | emiziwleri his / her sucklings |
| our | emiziwibiz our suckling | emiziwleribiz our sucklings |
| you all's | emiziwigiz you all's suckling | emiziwlerigiz you all's sucklings |
| their | emiziwleri their suckling | emiziwleri their sucklings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: emiziwleri can mean "his / her sucklings", "their suckling", or "their sucklings" — context decides.