Semblative case

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

The semblative case 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

Semblative in English

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

Texas Man Catches Fish With Human-Like Teeth

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