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Noun declension

Nouns are declined in case by adding the following endings to the base form of the noun:

direct	-
genitive	-rɛ
dative	-xjɛ

Nouns are also declined for number, with different models:

• The base form for the dual number is built by adding the ending -hiw:

suvɛ → suvɛhiw
dog → two dogs

• The base form for the plural number is built by changing the last vowel of the noun root. The general vowel changes are:

u → ū	ū → ū	ä → äw
o → ū	ō → ū	ö → ő
i → ü	ī → ü	ő → őw
ɛ → ö	ā → āw	ü → ü
a → o		iw → ü

As it can be noticed, nouns whose base form ends in -ū and -ü do not distinguish any different plural forms.

Case endings are added to these base forms.

Some examples are shown below: vɛvju, father, and hő, woman.

	vɛvju		hő
	singular	dual	plural	singular	dual	plural
direct	vɛvju	vɛvjuhiw	vɛvjū	hő	hőhiw	hőw
oblique	vɛvjurɛ	vɛvjuhiwrɛ	vɛvjūrɛ	hőrɛ	hőhiwrɛ	hőwrɛ
oblique	vɛvjuxjɛ	vɛvjuhiwxjɛ	vɛvjūxjɛ	hőxjɛ	hőhiwxjɛ	hőwxjɛ

Nouns ending in a consonant in their base form usually add a euphonic vowel before the endings of the other cases. This vowel is generally -u-, but other vowels are also possible. These added vowels undergo the regular pluralization process.