Cernelian/Nominals
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Nominals in Cernelian includes nouns, adjectives, or (demonstrative, personal, interrogative) pronouns. Unlike that of Finnish or Estonian that those have large number of grammatical cases (15 or 14), Cernelian has simplified it to 8 cases. Due to the influence of Slavic languages, Cernelian developed animacy.
Grammatical cases
There are 8 grammatical cases in Cernelian:
| Grammatical cases | Usual endings (singular) | Usual meanings |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (niemię) | -∅ | none |
| Accusative (passywię) | -ę, -∅ | (object) |
| Genitive (omieśdzię) | -ę | (of, 's) |
| Dative (siędzię) | -ę, -ą | to |
| Locative (piedzę) | -so, -sie, -cho, -sze | in, on |
| Ablative (łożę) | -sto, -ście | from |
