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==== Cases ====
The are 45 types of case markers. Case markers indicate what entities are having the action done to them or are doing the action in relation to other entities within a sentence. The cases are as follows:
* The '''nominative and accusative''' cases are unmarked within the sentence and are usually determined by the order in which they appear in the sentence. For example: The sentence "The manarmed brokeforces theare invading that keycountry" is translated as "''MuwatleHagan mujahalamleKharish lukleflejahdafiyal ludomineqa''". ''MuwatleHagan'' is the subject (or in the nominative case) while the object is ''luklefludomineqa'', which is in the accusative case. If you want to change the structure of the sentence so that the object is in the predicate or head of the clause then you add an "o-" to indicate the object (I.e., to mark the predicate as in the accusative case). For example: "TheThat keycountry wasis being brokeninvaded by the manarmed forces" is "'''''Oo'''luklefluDomineqa lujahdafiyal lujahalamleHagan muwatleKharish''". As you will notice, the class of the verb changes to that of the new noun in the head of the clause.
* The locative'''genitive case''' indicates that theone noun is ispossessed siteor atproceeds whichfrom the actionor is beingsubordinate doneto another noun. ItThis precludesis themarked needby forthe aprefix position"a-marking". adjectiveThe orgenitive adverb.always Itfollows isthe indicatednoun bywhich thepossesses "we-"it prefixor from which it proceeds. For example.instance "The manteachers droveof thethis carschool intoare the wallgood" is translated as "''Muwat mushardam lushareedmeRabiy '''wea'''ludan''lumadrasarud mebenaan".''
* The instrumental'''locative case''' indicates that athe noun is is site at which the action is being useddone. byIt anotherprecludes nounthe toneed accomplishfor a taskposition-marking adjective or adverb. It is indicated by the "yewe-" prefix. For example:. "IThe amwoman playingentered theher songhouse onthrough the lutenorthern by eargate" is "''MisammuFamiya luludmuyadhaabayn welusitarlubayeet adhun '''yewe'''luqawlubawaab luKeraat''" or "'''''we'''luBawaab luKeraat mufamiya muyadhaabayn lubayeet''".
* The infinitive'''instrumental iscase''' usedindicates to markthat a non-finite verb that has noun-like propertiesis inbeing theused contextby inanother whichnoun isto isaccomplish useda task. It is indicated throughby the "shaye-" prefix. For example the sentence: "YouThe oftenjudge go toadjudicated the pubcriminals toby getthe alaws drinkof Packilvania" translates tois "''DuqadanmuQadim weluturvanmuqadmam mehirmatan '''shaye'''kunleKhanon aBakhilfaniya''" or "''yeleKhanon aBakhilfaniya muqadim muqadma luguamehirmatan''".
* The '''infinitive''' is used to mark a non-finite verb that has noun-like properties in the context in which is is used. It is indicated through the "kha-" prefix. For example the sentence "Marriage is important to unite the family" translates to "''luZawija lubasishme '''kha'''luikhtifiya lubayeet''" or "'''''kha'''luIkhtifiya lubayeet luzawija lubasishme''". Take note that usually everything after the kha-, ncluded other words, comprise the infinitive phrase and move with it in the sentence. In this case, ''khaluikhtifiya lubayeet'' comprises the infinitive phrase.
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