kiyiliw
/ kijiliw /
Definition noun being worn
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiyiliw the being worn | kiyiliwle the being worns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kiyiliwni the being worn's | kiyiliwleni the being worns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kiyiliwni the being worn (as the object) | kiyiliwleni the being worns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kiyiliwge to the being worn | kiyiliwlege to the being worns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kiyiliwde at / in the being worn | kiyiliwlede at / in the being worns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kiyiliwden from the being worn | kiyiliwleden from the being worns | 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 | kiyiliwim my being worn | kiyiliwlerim my being worns |
| your | kiyiliwiŋ your being worn | kiyiliwleriŋ your being worns |
| his / her | kiyiliwi his / her being worn | kiyiliwleri his / her being worns |
| our | kiyiliwibiz our being worn | kiyiliwleribiz our being worns |
| you all's | kiyiliwigiz you all's being worn | kiyiliwlerigiz you all's being worns |
| their | kiyiliwleri their being worn | kiyiliwleri their being worns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kiyiliwleri can mean "his / her being worns", "their being worn", or "their being worns" — context decides.