iyiliw
/ ijiliw /
Definition noun bending
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | iyiliw the bending | iyiliwle the bendings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | iyiliwni the bending's | iyiliwleni the bendings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | iyiliwni the bending (as the object) | iyiliwleni the bendings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | iyiliwge to the bending | iyiliwlege to the bendings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | iyiliwde at / in the bending | iyiliwlede at / in the bendings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | iyiliwden from the bending | iyiliwleden from the bendings | 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 | iyiliwim my bending | iyiliwlerim my bendings |
| your | iyiliwiŋ your bending | iyiliwleriŋ your bendings |
| his / her | iyiliwi his / her bending | iyiliwleri his / her bendings |
| our | iyiliwibiz our bending | iyiliwleribiz our bendings |
| you all's | iyiliwigiz you all's bending | iyiliwlerigiz you all's bendings |
| their | iyiliwleri their bending | iyiliwleri their bendings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: iyiliwleri can mean "his / her bendings", "their bending", or "their bendings" — context decides.