Tag: nominative

Possessivity

In Jembesa, possessivity is divided into two categories: possessive suffixes and possessive pronouns. Possessive Suffixes Possessive suffixes are added onto the words in noun class, and they turn into the forms in brakets under the process of affixation. Possessive Suffixes in Jembesa Ist Person Singular [-m(a/ä-)]:-m suffix is added onto the word in nominative form, … Continue reading Possessivity →

Grammatical Case I

ollesHi Grammatical case is 'any of the forms of a noun, adjective, or pronoun that express the semantic relation of the word to other words in the phrase, clause, or sentence.' Jembesa has 15 grammatical cases: nominative, genitive, accusative, vocative, instrumental-comitative, abessive, concerning, illative, inessive, elative, allative, adessive, ablative, essive, and agentive. In this chapter, … Continue reading Grammatical Case I →