Semblative case

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

In Wagiman

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

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 suffix can act as the main predicate and can attach to a demonstrative, suggesting that it is not purely a derivational affix.
'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.
As in many other languages, semblativity in English is marked with derivational affixes instead of being an inflectional case.