Proto-Søkkli Nominal Morphology
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Noun marking for diminuitive/augmentative



Diminuitive



/(*)tin/ <(*)tin>
/(*)nɛ/ <(*)ne>
/(*)sit/ <(*)sit>
/(*)ni/ <(*)ni>
/(*)ke/ <(*)ké>

Augmentative



/(*)ɣal/ <(*)gal>
/(*)ɣɔ/ <(*)go>
/(*)βɒn/ <(*)bån>
/(*)βɔr/ <(*)bor>

Noun marking for being possessed



1st person


Singular: /mɛ/ <me>, Dual: /miə̯/ <mie>, Plural: /með/ <méd>

2nd person


Singular: /ɣu/ <gu>, Dual: /ɣuə̯/ <gue>, Plural: /ɣoð/ <gód>

3rd person


Gender A


Singular: /ra/ <ra>, Dual: /jo/ <jó>, Plural: /jɔ/ <jo>

Gender B


Singular: /re/ <ré>, Dual: /jɒ/ <jå>, Plural: /ja/ <ja>

Gender C


Singular: /ru/ <ru>, Dual: /je/ <jé>, Plural: /jɛ/ <je>

If a nominal stem has a filler vowel, this vowel is added before the marker.

Cases



Nominative



Singular: -/(n)a/ -<(n)a>, Dual: -/(n)ɑ̃ː/ -<(n)an>, Plural: -/(n)ɒt/ -<(n)åt>
Takes long stems with ablaut form I.
The /n/ is present if following a vowel.

Accusative



Singular: -/(ð)i/ -<(d)i>, Dual: -/(ð)ɪ̃ː/ -<(d)in>, Plural: -/(ð)ut/ -<(d)ut>
Takes medium stems with ablaut form II.
The /ð/ is present if following a vowel.

Dative



Singular: -/(*)ð/ -<(*)d>, Dual: -/(*)ðæ̃ː/ -<(*)den>, Plural: -/(*)ðɔt/ -<(*)dot>
Takes medium stems with ablaut form III.

(Note that the dative case also acts as a benefactive case.)

Genitive



Singular: -/(*)l/ -<(*)l>, Dual: -/(*)læ̃ː/ -<(*)len>, Plural: -/(*)lɛt/ -<(*)let>
Takes short stems with ablaut form II.

Vocative



Singular: ∅ if ending in a vowel, else filler vowel if present and /a/ <a> if not, Dual: if following a vowel, the equivalent long nasal vowel -<n> (yes there is quite a bit of vowel merging here), else -/æ̃ː/ -<en>, Plural: -/(ɔ)t/ -<(o)t>
Takes medium stems with ablaut form I.
The /ɔ/ in the plural ending is present if following a consonant.

Instrumental



Singular: -/(*)wa/ -<(*)wa>, Dual: -/(*)wɑ̃ː/ -<wan>, Plural: -/(*)wɒt/ -<(*)wåt>
Takes short stems with ablaut form I.

Locative



Singular: -/(*)s/ -<(*)s>, Dual: -/(*)sɪ̃ː/ -<(*)sin>, Plural: -/(*)sɛt/ -<(*)set>
Takes long stems with ablaut form III.

Allative



Singular: -/(*)βɒ/ -<(*)bå>, Dual: -/(*)βɑ̃ː/ -<(*)ban>, Plural: -/(*)βɒt/ -<(a)båt>
Takes short stems with ablaut form III.

Ablative



Singular: -/(*)tsi/ -<(*)ci>, Dual: -/(*)tsɪ̃ː/ -<(*)tsin>, Plural, -/(*)tsut/ -<(*)cut>
Takes medium stems with ablaut form I.

Comitative



Singular: -/(*)xa/ -<(*)ha>, Dual: -/(*)xɒ̃ː/ -<(*)hon>, Plural: -/(*)xɔt/ -<(*)hot>
Takes short stems with ablaut form II.

* This is the filler vowel if following a consonant and one is present or /a/ <a> if following a possessive.