(Meadow Mari)
4PronCases
4PronCases: The pronominal case system has 4 cases.
| Case | Personal pronoun | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | məj | ‘I’ |
| Acc. | məjəm | ‘me’ |
| Gen. | məjən | ‘my…’ |
| Dat. | məlanem / məlam | ‘for me’ |
| (Komp. | məjla | ‘like me, my way’) |
| (Komit. | məjge | ‘with me’) |
| (Abl. | məńlećem | ‘from me’) |
Most descriptive grammars of Mari (Bereczki (1990), (2002), Pengitov–Galkin (1961), Riese et al. (2022)) distinguish four pronominal cases (nominative, dative, accusative, and genitive). Alhoniemi (1985), quoting Uchayev (1982), also mentions comparative and comitative forms, emphasizing that they can only be found sporadically. Beke (1911) also includes an ablative form.
Author: Bogáta Timár