calaw
/ dʒalaw /
Definition noun licking
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | calaw the licking | calawla the lickings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | calawnu the licking's | calawlanı the lickings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | calawnu the licking (as the object) | calawlanı the lickings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | calawğa to the licking | calawlağa to the lickings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | calawda at / in the licking | calawlada at / in the lickings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | calawdan from the licking | calawladan from the lickings | 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 | calawum my licking | calawlarım my lickings |
| your | calawuŋ your licking | calawlarıŋ your lickings |
| his / her | calawu his / her licking | calawları his / her lickings |
| our | calawubuz our licking | calawlarıbız our lickings |
| you all's | calawuğuz you all's licking | calawlarığız you all's lickings |
| their | calawları their licking | calawları their lickings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: calawları can mean "his / her lickings", "their licking", or "their lickings" — context decides.