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Noun declension

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

1st class
2nd class
singular
plural
singular
plural
direct
- -nə - -nə
gen.-dat.
-re -nore -re -nore
instrumental
-xa -noxa
locative
-sah -nosah

Some examples are shown below: a 1st class noun, paβu, father, and a 2nd class noun, sóɣə, house.

papu
sṓgo
singular
plural
singular
plural
direct
paβu paβunə sóɣə sóɣənə
gen.-dat.
paβure paβunore sóɣəre sóɣənore
instrumental
sóɣəxa sóɣənoxa
locative
sóɣəsah sóɣənosah

As for the rules, the endings for the secondary oblique cases cannot be added to a 1st class noun.