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Cases

• Absolutive -Ø
• Genitive, Ergative -л
• Dative -н
• Ablative -ща
• Comitative -щал
• Instrumental, Causal -йну
• Comparative -йар
• Possessive, Adessive -(а)х
• Allative -хьхьун
• Circumessive -хлу

The locative case suffixes in Lak

		at (position)		from (origin)	towards (direction)
		-essive (exact)	-essive (inexact)	-ablative	-allative
in ...	In-	-ву	-вух	-ва	-вун
on ...	Super-	-й	-йх	-йа	-йн
behind ...	Post-	-ху	-хух	-ха	-хун
below ...	Sub-	-лу	-лух	-ла	-лун
at ...	Ad-	-чӀа	-чӀах	-чӀа	-чӀан
	Ad- (w/emphasis)	-цӀу	-цӀух	-цӀа	-цӀун

Noun classes

• I Male human beings
• II Older women
• III Children/younger women; Positive/relevant for Lak society
• IV Less positive/relevant for Lak society

III IV classes are extremely mixed.

Noun classes

	Singular	Plural
I	-в-	-б-
II	-р-
III	-б-
IV	-д-