kit
/kit/ · plural kitle
whale — Before another noun it means of a whale, as in kit jaw "whale oil".
- kit jaw — whale oil
- kit teŋizde jaşaydı — the whale lives in the sea
- kit tutuwçu keme — a whaling ship
- kitni mıyıqları — the baleen of a whale
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kitthe whale | kitimmy whale | kitiŋyour whale | kitihis whale | kitibizour whale | kitigizyou all's whale | kitleritheir whales |
| Genitive | kitnithe whale's | kitimimy whale's | kitiŋiyour whale's | kitinihis whale's | kitibizniour whale's | kitigizniyou all's whale's | kitlerinitheir whales' |
| Accusative | kitnithe whale (as the object) | kitimimy whale (as the object) | kitiŋiyour whale (as the object) | kitinhis whale (as the object) | kitibizniour whale (as the object) | kitigizniyou all's whale (as the object) | kitlerintheir whales (as the object) |
| Dative | kitgeto the whale | kitimeto my whale | kitiŋeto your whale | kitineto his whale | kitibizgeto our whale | kitigizgeto you all's whale | kitlerineto their whales |
| Locative | kitdein / at the whale | kitimdein / at my whale | kitiŋdein / at your whale | kitindein / at his whale | kitibizdein / at our whale | kitigizdein / at you all's whale | kitlerindein / at their whales |
| Ablative | kitdenfrom the whale | kitimdenfrom my whale | kitiŋdenfrom your whale | kitindenfrom his whale | kitibizdenfrom our whale | kitigizdenfrom you all's whale | kitlerindenfrom their whales |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kitlethe whales | kitlerimmy whales | kitleriŋyour whales | kitlerihis whales | kitleribizour whales | kitlerigizyou all's whales | kitleritheir whales |
| Genitive | kitlenithe whales' | kitlerimimy whales' | kitleriŋiyour whales' | kitlerinihis whales' | kitleribizniour whales' | kitlerigizniyou all's whales' | kitlerinitheir whales' |
| Accusative | kitlenithe whales (as the object) | kitlerimimy whales (as the object) | kitleriŋiyour whales (as the object) | kitlerinhis whales (as the object) | kitleribizniour whales (as the object) | kitlerigizniyou all's whales (as the object) | kitlerintheir whales (as the object) |
| Dative | kitlegeto the whales | kitlerimeto my whales | kitleriŋeto your whales | kitlerineto his whales | kitleribizgeto our whales | kitlerigizgeto you all's whales | kitlerineto their whales |
| Locative | kitledein / at the whales | kitlerimdein / at my whales | kitleriŋdein / at your whales | kitlerindein / at his whales | kitleribizdein / at our whales | kitlerigizdein / at you all's whales | kitlerindein / at their whales |
| Ablative | kitledenfrom the whales | kitlerimdenfrom my whales | kitleriŋdenfrom your whales | kitlerindenfrom his whales | kitleribizdenfrom our whales | kitlerigizdenfrom you all's whales | kitlerindenfrom their whales |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kitleri can mean "his / her whales", "their whale", or "their whales" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kitnikithe whale's one | kitnikilethe whale's ones | kitlenikithe whales' one | kitlenikilethe whales' ones |
| Genitive | kitnikiniof the whale's one | kitnikileniof the whale's ones | kitlenikiniof the whales' one | kitlenikileniof the whales' ones |
| Accusative | kitnikinthe whale's one (as the object) | kitnikilenithe whale's ones (as the object) | kitlenikinthe whales' one (as the object) | kitlenikilenithe whales' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | kitnikineto the whale's one | kitnikilegeto the whale's ones | kitlenikineto the whales' one | kitlenikilegeto the whales' ones |
| Locative | kitnikindein / at the whale's one | kitnikiledein / at the whale's ones | kitlenikindein / at the whales' one | kitlenikiledein / at the whales' ones |
| Ablative | kitnikindenfrom the whale's one | kitnikiledenfrom the whale's ones | kitlenikindenfrom the whales' one | kitlenikiledenfrom the whales' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.