(no subject)

[moonflower77]

I declension:

 

comitative case and sociative case present

number distinction (sg. vs pl.) present only in the nominative, but not in the other cases

 

nikɨŋut (sg.), nikɛt (pl.) whats-its-name, the same one, the one being spoken about (non-human)

rjɛnut? (sg.), rjɛnutɛt? (pl.) who? what? (non-human)

 

II declension:

 

no comitative case or sociative case

number distinction (sg. vs pl.) present in all the cases

 

nirkɨŋut (sg.), nirkɛnti (pl.) whats-his-name, the same one, the one being spoken about (human)

mɛŋin who? (human)

 

III declension:

 

comitative case and sociative case present

when necessary, the number distinction (sg. vs pl.) may be present in cases other than the nominative

special plural form for the sociative case

*
most cases are present in each of the three declensions; however, the formal structure of the case forms, as well as their meaning (secondary, sometimes primary) will differ.

instrumental: number and nature of usages depends on the declension the noun belongs to and its lexical/semantic meaning (for nouns from the same declension)

1) I declension: instrumental, used to mark the subject (agent), used to mark the object (patient)

nominative, referential and interrogative nouns: all the three usages
demonstrative nouns: only instrumental 

2) II declension: used to mark the subject (agent)

3) III declension: used to mark the subject (agent), used to mark the object (patient)