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The adjective

As already mentioned, the word root has a (C)VC structure. When taking an adjective role, the root is usually expanded by the adjectival suffix -i-.

ʂojɽ- → ʂojɽ- + -i- → ʂojɽi
narrowness → narrow 

There are, however, many other suffixes and prefixes that can expand the root, especially when the root has a clear noun role and it is not expanded by the main adjectival suffix.

ṫiʡ- → ṫiʡ- + -ri- → ṫiʡri
human → human 

All adjectives agree in case and number with the noun they specify, being declined with the nominal endings.

Declension of qualifying adjectives

Examples: səjmi, young, and nupʰi, new, with a semantically animate noun, rome, father, and a semantically inanimate noun, tojme, house.

	symi rome
	singular	plural
ergative	symi rome	symij romej
absolutive	symi rome	symij romej
possessive	symi rome	symij romej
terminative	symi rome	symij romej
ablative	symi rome	symij romej
causative	symi rome	symij romej
benefactive	symi rome	symij romej
instrumental	-	-
locative	-	-

	nupʰi tojme
	singular	plural
ergative	-	-
absolutive	nupʰi tojme	nupʰij tojmej
possessive	nupʰi tojme	nupʰij tojmej
terminative	nupʰi tojme	nupʰij tojmej
ablative	nupʰi tojme	nupʰij tojmej
causative	nupʰi tojme	nupʰij tojmej
benefactive	nupʰi tojme	nupʰij tojmej
instrumental	nupʰi tojme	nupʰij tojmej
locative	nupʰi tojme	'nupʰij tojmej