Semblative case

The semblative case is a grammatical case that denotes the similarity of one entity to another.

In Wagiman

Wagiman, an indigenous Australian language, has a semblative case suffix -yiga, that is functionally identical to the -like suffix in English, as in the example:

gahan mamin dup-pa ga-yu jilimakkun-yiga
that white man sit-ASP 3sg-be woman-SEMBL
That white man sits like a woman

In English

English has a number of semblative derivational suffixes, including -like and -esque.

Texas Man Catches Fish With Human-Like Teeth [1]

However, as in many other languages, semblativity in English is marked with derivational affixes instead of being an inflectional case.

See Also
gollark: I would also have to wear a several-hundred-watt ATX PSU as a hat or something.
gollark: That's why I would just bolt a high-end GPU to my skull.
gollark: Xenon Phis got cancelled, if I remember right.
gollark: Did Lakefield ever get released? Hmm.
gollark: Or Lakefield or some low-end Intel Atom thing?

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-08-16. Retrieved 2006-07-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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