Noun Case
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Noun Case
High Qhālan preserves the inherited Qebaric case system in formal speech, temple recitation, legal proclamation, and astronomical writing.
In ordinary formal speech, some case distinctions are less consistently marked.
Cases
Case | Function |
|---|---|
Nominative | subject / base form |
Accusative | direct object |
Genitive | possession / origin |
Locative | place / position |
Instrumental | means / agency |
Ablative | source / movement away |
Case Preservation
The genitive and locative remain highly productive in ordinary speech, while accusative and instrumental forms are most common in ritual, legal, and literary contexts.
Case Suffixes
Case | Suffix |
|---|---|
Nominative | ∅ |
Accusative | -ak |
Genitive | -ar |
Locative | -al |
Instrumental | -ath |
Ablative | -ud |
Noun Case Table
Example with Bala
Form | Meaning |
|---|---|
bala | land |
baladak | land as object |
baladar | of the land |
baladal | in the land |
baladath | by means of the land |
baladud | from the land |
Combined Number and Case
Examples:
ǂalen-en-ar = of the star-priests
mora-ad-al = among the seas
ǀāra-em-ud = from several oaths