Semblative case

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: {{interlinear|indent=3|abbreviations=SEMBL:semblative case ==In Warlpiri==

In Warlpiri, the semblative case can be a semantic case, i.e., it can be semantically richer and less dependent on the verb. In the example below, the -piya ('like') suffix can act as the main predicate and can attach to a demonstrative, suggesting that it is not purely a derivational affix. {{interlinear|indent=3 {{interlinear|indent=3 'The barn owl is white. The Boobook owl is just like him except that the barn owl is white.' ==In English==

Although the semblative case is not found in English, there are several semblative derivational suffixes, including -like, -ish and -esque. :Texas Man Catches Fish With Human-Like Teeth As in many other languages, semblativity in English is marked with derivational affixes instead of being an inflectional case. ==See also==