inciliw
/ indʒiliw /
Definition noun suffering
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | inciliw the suffering | inciliwle the sufferings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | inciliwni the suffering's | inciliwleni the sufferings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | inciliwni the suffering (as the object) | inciliwleni the sufferings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | inciliwge to the suffering | inciliwlege to the sufferings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | inciliwde at / in the suffering | inciliwlede at / in the sufferings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | inciliwden from the suffering | inciliwleden from the sufferings | 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 | inciliwim my suffering | inciliwlerim my sufferings |
| your | inciliwiŋ your suffering | inciliwleriŋ your sufferings |
| his / her | inciliwi his / her suffering | inciliwleri his / her sufferings |
| our | inciliwibiz our suffering | inciliwleribiz our sufferings |
| you all's | inciliwigiz you all's suffering | inciliwlerigiz you all's sufferings |
| their | inciliwleri their suffering | inciliwleri their sufferings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: inciliwleri can mean "his / her sufferings", "their suffering", or "their sufferings" — context decides.