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===== Plural Forms =====

Plural nouns in [[:Kendane͡ivash]] are denoted using the suffix //-a// or //-'a//, e.g. //vahra// or //vahr'a// would be //worlds//.

===== Personal Pronoun Inflections =====

There are three inflections on personal pronouns: Possessive, reflexive and honorific.

  * //-i// for the possessive form, for example //sai// means //my//.
  * //e// replaces the last letter for the accusative form, for example //se// means //me//.\\ Not an exception: The accusative form of //e// is still //e//. That being said, some dialects might render it as //y// instead.\\ Exception: The accusative form of //na'a// is //ne'a//.
  * //-'ik// for the reflexive form, for example //sa'ik// means //myself//.
  * //-qa// or //-qua// (compound word usually capitalised) for the honorific form, for example //Nakwa// would be an honorific form of //you//.
  * //-qi// or //-qui// (compound word usually capitalised) for the honorific possessive form, for example //Naqi// would be an honorific form of //your//.

Note that //zetu// inflects as //Zetakwa// and //Zetakwi// rather than as //Zetuqa// and //Zetuqi// - though someone would definitely still be understood if they used latter. //e// inflects as //a// for the possessive form, but otherwise behaves normally (//Eqa//, //Eqi//).

There are also two common contractions:

  * //-'n// as a contraction of the pronoun and "//to be//", for example //sa'n// means //I'm//.
  * //-'s// as a contraction of the pronoun and "//should//" or "//ought to//", for example //sa's// means //I should//.

===== Adjective Inflection =====

  * //-'ar// denoting "//more -//", e.g. //temi'ar// for //warmer//.
  * //-'arar// denoting "//most -//", e.g. //khalei'arar// for //craziest//.
  * //-'aos̈// denoting "//too (much of) -//", e.g. //bantor'aos̈// for //too vulnerable//.
  * //-'ini// denoting "//less -//", e.g. //ashee'ar// for //less pleasant// or //unpleasant//.
  * //-'inin// denoting "//least -//", e.g. //dejek'inin// for //least afraid// or //courageous//.
  * //-'ios̈// denoting "//too (little of) -//", e.g. //temi'ios̈// for //too cold//.

===== Verb Inflection =====

All base forms of verbs end in a vowel and an //s//. The 's' is dropped for tense and person inflections (e.g. //kas̈uie// is the future second person of //kas̈us//).

  * future II ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conditional_mood&oldid=554020209#German|present conditional]])
    * //sa -so//
    * //e -no//
    * //na -o//
    * //na'a -io//
    * //ka/ra/zetu -to//
    * //va -sol//
  * future
    * //sa -saye//
    * //e -naye//
    * //na -ie//
    * //na'a -ye//
    * //ka/ra/zeto -taye//
    * //va -sayees//
  * present tense
    * //sa -s//
    * //e -n//
    * //na -//
    * //na'a -i//
    * //ka/ra/zetu -t//
    * //va -sis//
  * factual past tense
    * //sa -ses//
    * //e -nes//
    * //na -es//
    * //na'a -ies//
    * //ka/ra/zetu -tes//
    * //va -sises//
  * speculative past tense
    * //sa -st//
    * //e -sin//
    * //na -si//
    * //na'a -isi//
    * //ka/ra/zetu -sit//
    * //va -sil//

Two other inflections exist:

  * //das̈'-// to imply that the action described by the verb is expected (ought to, shall do, should do)
  * //ze͡i'-// to imply that the action described by the verb is probable (could do, may do, might do)