Re: ? case names

Hi!

caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> writes:
> I am looking for names for the two oblique cases in Senyecan.  I am
> tentatively using "genitive" and "accusative" but those are too
> limiting.  The "genitive" case is used primarily to denote no change
> in position.  I used to call it the "stative" case, but then went
> back to "genitive."  The "accusative" case is used primarily to
> indicate change in position.  I used to call it the "motive" case,
> but again wasn't satisfied with that.  I'd appreciate any
> suggestions, active or invented.
Are those for spatial motions only?  Then I'd propose:

  - locative
  - allative

For more general purposes (e.g. for notional and temporal usage, too),
I'd use:

  - essive
  - translative

These terms are mostly taken from Finno-Ugric, only 'locative' is more
general.

**Henrik