-a3 Oblique case suffix (with a-declension nouns)

Part of Speech sfx
Phonetic Form -a
Variant Form(s) -á (With accent shifting nouns) ; -ée (Alternation with ái-a for ai-ending nouns)
    • Oblique case suffix (with a-declension nouns)
      • Example 11:
        luumái ṣiṣ čulaá áak táapaṛa ǰe ṣačí gíi híni.
        luumái
        fox
        ṣiṣ
        head
        čulá
        shake
        -í
        -CV
        ak
        IDEF
        táapaṛ
        hill
        -a
        -obl
        ǰe
        up
        ṣač
        climb
        -í
        -CV
        gíi
        go.pfv.FSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        The fox shook its head and climbed up a hill.
        Source: A:KAT018
      • Example 12:
        se míiša ba huṇḍíi thíi se bhalaáii toobakíim ǰíti.
        se
        REM
        méeš
        man
        -a
        -obl
        ba
        top
        huṇḍíi
        from.above
        thíi
        from
        se
        REM
        bhalaá
        evil.spirit
        -ii
        -gen
        toobák
        rifle
        -íim
        -ins
        ǰít
        hit.pfv
        -i
        -f
        The man fired at the spirit with his gun.
        Source: A:WOM671
      • Example 13:
        bakaraál heewandá díiša haansáanu neé.
        bakaraál
        shepherd
        heewánd
        winter
        -a
        -obl
        déeš
        village
        -a
        -obl
        háans
        exist
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        neé
        as.is.known
        The shepherd spends the winter in the village, as we know.
        Source: A:SHY007
      • Example 14:
        tíi so meewá samaṭí ba booǰée wée de wheelílu.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        so
        REM.MSG.nom
        meewá
        fruit
        samaṭé
        gather
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        booǰái
        sack
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        into
        de
        put
        -í
        -CV
        whaalé
        take.down
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        He collected the fruit, put it in a bag and took it down [to his home].
        Source: A:HUB010

Related entries

  • See also:
    • -í3 Oblique case suffix (with i-declension nouns)
  • Subentry:
    • -á3 Oblique case suffix (with a-declension nouns)
    • -ée2 Oblique case suffix (with ai-ending a-declension nouns)