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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.

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

ergative	-k
absolutive	-
genitive	-ħ
dative	-ɕ
causative	-n
oblique	-ma

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

	rome		döme
	singular	plural	singular	plural
ergative	romek	romik
absolutive	rome	romi	sōgo	sōgono
genitive	romeħ	romiħ	sōgora	sōgorano
dative	romeɕ	romiɕ	sōgoxə	sōgoxəno
causative	romen	romin	sōgoxəw	sōgoxəwno
oblique	romema	romima	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.