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Vocative case - marked with -ǰə or -eǰə. e.g. Ỹphapa (father) vs. Ỹphapaǰə (father-VOC)

Instrumental case - marked with -mn or -emn. e.g. Õǧumn aǧǰecũtagba. (hand-INSTR past-perfect-eat-he)

Genitive case - marked with -f or -ef. e.g. Kãf ỹphapa. (I-GEN father)

Comitative case - marked with -ĉo or -uĉo. e.g. Kãf ỹmamaĉo aǧǰecũtã. (I-GEN mother-COM past-perfect-eat-I)

Nominative case - marked with -ła or -oła. e.g. Ỹnduuła cã ỹŋǥǒ ca aǧemçomagba. (man-NOM the woman past-see)

Accusative case - marked with -ts or -ets. e.g. Ũmbuła ca kãts aǧemtuuĉoewagba. (bread-NOM a I-ACC past-bake-he)

Dative case - marked with -ʼĩ. e.g. Ķĩ́jaaʼĩ cã aǧemǒtswaniwagba. (dog-DAT the past-want-he)

Ablative case - marked with -ü or -cü. e.g. Dbỹ (house) vs. Dbỹcü (house-ABL)

Adessive case - marked with -d̹ or -ed̹. e.g. Kã dbỹd̹ cã. (I house-ADE the)

Inessive case - marked with -ǧ or -öǧ. e.g. Kã dbỹǧ cã. (I house-INE the)

Superessive case - marked with -ŋ or -öŋ. e.g. Dbỹŋ (house-SUPE)

Benefactive case - marked with -ñ or -uñ. e.g. Kõñ (you-BEN)

Causative case - marked with -nii or -inii. e.g. Cíx̌ǰənii (rice-CAUS)

Illative case - marked with the progressive aspect + the inessive case marker. e.g. Əgbüdbỹǧ

Allative case - marked with the progressive aspect + the adessive case marker. e.g. Əgbüdbỹd̹

Sublative case - marked with the progressive aspect + the superessive case marker. e.g. Əgbüdbỹŋ