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Adjectives and pronouns

Adjectives closely resemble the noun form, while usually differing in their last vowel. Pronouns, instead, may exhibit different forms in the root form.

Adjectives

Attributive adjectives are always placed before the nouns they specify, while predicative adjectives are always placed after them or before the verb.

sēmix ǧenex
the young man

ǧenex sēmix imū
the man is young

All adjectives agree in case and number with the noun they specify, being declined with the nominal endings. They thus display a complete declension set, not belonging inherently to one of the two classes.

sēmifu ǧenefu nubix tōmex ɕoħiva tōmšāva forūkī
the young man’s new house is located in the nearby village

Declension of qualifying adjectives

Adjectival declension follow the same rules as the nominal declension, with the same exceptions.

All adjectives agree in case and number with the noun they specify, being declined with the nominal endings. They thus display a complete declension set, not belonging inherently to one of the two classes.

Examples: sēmix, young, and nubix, new, with a class I noun, romex, father, and a class II noun, tōmex, house.

	symi rome
	singular	plural
ergative	symik romek	symyk romik
absolutive	symi rome	symy romi
genitive	symiħ romeħ	symyħ romiħ
dative	symiɕ romeɕ	symyɕ romiɕ
causative	symin romen	symyn romin
oblique	symima romema	symyma romima

	symi rome
	singular	plural
ergative	-	-
absolutive	nuβi döme	nuβy dömi
genitive	nuβiħ dömeħ	nuβyħ dömiħ
dative	nuβiɕ dömeɕ	nuβyɕ dömiɕ
causative	nuβin dömen	nuβyn dömin
oblique	nuβima dömema	nuβyma dömima