Kitonese

The Kitonese language is one of the four official languages of the Union of Kiton. It is one of the two languages belonging to the Rajolan language family, other than the Alava-Sayaulic dialect continuum. Though it is not used in daily use due to its complexity, it is spoken on federal radio and television, as well as on official documents, and all Kitonese citizens are required to learn it from Primary I to Secondary IV.

Status
Along with Alawi, Sayaulese and Jongkhla, Kitonese is one of the three official languages of Kiton, though used only on federal radio and television and on official state documents and state ceremonies. The three constituent states of Kiton have their own official state languages, and Kitonese serves as a common language, though it is closer to Alawi and Sayaulese than to Jongkhla. This is because it has always served as a classical language which was always understood by the three ethnic groups, much like Sanskrit was to North and South Indians alike in ancient India alike. The language is regulated by the Putrustufu XI Institute of the Kitonese Language.

Nouns
Nouns in Kitonese have gender, number and case. Case is unfamiliar in English, but appears in many other Indo-European languages, including German, Latin and Sanskrit. The fact that Kitonese has declensions for nouns and intense verb conjugation distinguishes it from its simpler related languages, Alawi and Sayaulese.

Kitonese has six cases:


 * Nominative: Chengkra kicks.


 * Accusative: Chengkra kicks the ball.


 * Genitive: Chengkra kicks his ball.


 * Dative/Locative: Chengkra kicks his ball to me.


 * Ablative: Chengkra kicks his ball from me to him.


 * Construct: Chengkra kicks his plastic ball from me to Suryu.


 * Vocative: Hey Stufa! Chengkra kicks his ball from me to Suryu.

There are 5 noun classes, classified by their ending vowels.