9C-KL uses the now-familiar K/L personal pronoun system for both verbs and noun possessors:
K = 1st person in statements and 2nd person otherwise
L = 2nd person in statements and 1st person otherwise
M = K + L.
K and L are singular and M is dual; the corresponding plural forms are KP, LP, and MP.
Except for mass nouns, all nouns are inflected for number; mandatorily possessed nouns are also inflected for person and number of possessor. Singular forms are unmarked while plural forms append a vowel: /u/ after /a/ or /i/ and /i/ otherwise. Examples:
saupa (S) - saupau (P)
stai (S) - stayu (P)
kyat (S) - kyati (P)
The possessive suffixes are:
K: -k, KP: -ka
L: -s, LP: -sa
M: -p, MP: -pa
Unspecified: -n
Indirect Reflexive: -r
3rd person: 0
Examples:
nistr (nist + Rfx)
sunka (sun + KP)
turik (turi + K)
sarpsa (sarp + LP)
If the possessive suffix begins with a consonant, an /a/ is inserted between the stem and the suffix, provided that either the stem ends in 2 consonants or it ends in 1 consonant and the suffix isn't plural. Examples:
nistak (nist + K)
nistapa (nist + MP)
sunas (sun + L)
K = 1st person in statements and 2nd person otherwise
L = 2nd person in statements and 1st person otherwise
M = K + L.
K and L are singular and M is dual; the corresponding plural forms are KP, LP, and MP.
Noun Morphology
Except for mass nouns, all nouns are inflected for number; mandatorily possessed nouns are also inflected for person and number of possessor. Singular forms are unmarked while plural forms append a vowel: /u/ after /a/ or /i/ and /i/ otherwise. Examples:
saupa (S) - saupau (P)
stai (S) - stayu (P)
kyat (S) - kyati (P)
The possessive suffixes are:
K: -k, KP: -ka
L: -s, LP: -sa
M: -p, MP: -pa
Unspecified: -n
Indirect Reflexive: -r
3rd person: 0
Examples:
nistr (nist + Rfx)
sunka (sun + KP)
turik (turi + K)
sarpsa (sarp + LP)
If the possessive suffix begins with a consonant, an /a/ is inserted between the stem and the suffix, provided that either the stem ends in 2 consonants or it ends in 1 consonant and the suffix isn't plural. Examples:
nistak (nist + K)
nistapa (nist + MP)
sunas (sun + L)