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===Noun declension===
===Noun declension===
Nouns are declined in case and number by adding the following endings to the base form of the noun:
Nouns are declined for number by changing the last vowel of the noun root. The general vowel changes are:
 
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| || colspan="2" | <center>''Class I''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>Class II''</center>
| style="width: 80px;"| <center>e → i</center>
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| style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 60px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center>  || style="width: 60px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center> || style="width: 60px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center>  || style="width: 60px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center>
| <center>ä → ü</center>  
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| <center><small>''ergative''</small></center> || -liə || -liəno || ||
| <center>i → y</center>  
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| <center><small>''absolutive''</small></center> || - || -no || - || -no
| <center>u → ü</center>  
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| <center><small>''genitive''</small></center> || -ra || -rano || -ra || -rano
| <center>y → ü</center>
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| <center><small>''dative''</small></center> || -xə || -xəno || -xə || -xəno
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| <center><small>''causative''</small></center> || -xəw || -xəwno || -xəw || -xəwno
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| <center><small>''abessive''</small></center> || || || -giəl || -giəlno
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Other vowels display irregular changes, and these plurals are shown in the vocabulary.


Some examples are shown below: a class I noun, papəw, ''father'', and a class II noun, sōgo, ''house''.
Some examples are shown below: a class I noun, papəw, ''father'', and a class II noun, sōgo, ''house''.

Revision as of 08:13, 2 May 2025

Noun declension

Nouns are declined for number by changing the last vowel of the noun root. The general vowel changes are:

e → i
ä → ü
i → y
u → ü
y → ü

Other vowels display irregular changes, and these plurals are shown in the vocabulary.


Some examples are shown below: a class I noun, papəw, father, and a class II noun, sōgo, house.

papəw
sōgo
singular
plural
singular
plural
agentive
papəwliə papəwliəno
passive
papəw papəwno sōgo sōgono
genitive
papəwra papəwrano sōgora sōgorano
dative
papəwxə papəwxəno sōgoxə sōgoxəno
causative
papəwxəw papəwxəwno sōgoxəw sōgoxəwno
abessive
sōgogiəl sōgogiəlno

As for the rules, the endings for the abessive case cannot be added to a class I noun, while the endings for the ergative case cannot be added to a class II noun.