camaw
/ dʒamaw /
Definition noun patching
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | camaw the patching | camawla the patchings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | camawnu the patching's | camawlanı the patchings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | camawnu the patching (as the object) | camawlanı the patchings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | camawğa to the patching | camawlağa to the patchings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | camawda at / in the patching | camawlada at / in the patchings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | camawdan from the patching | camawladan from the patchings | 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 | camawum my patching | camawlarım my patchings |
| your | camawuŋ your patching | camawlarıŋ your patchings |
| his / her | camawu his / her patching | camawları his / her patchings |
| our | camawubuz our patching | camawlarıbız our patchings |
| you all's | camawuğuz you all's patching | camawlarığız you all's patchings |
| their | camawları their patching | camawları their patchings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: camawları can mean "his / her patchings", "their patching", or "their patchings" — context decides.