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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
agentive
papuli papunoli
ablative
papu papuno sṓgo sṓgono
passive
papušu papunošu sṓgošu sṓgonošu
genitive
papura papunora
dative
papuɣɑ papunoɣɑ sṓgoɣɑ sṓgonoɣɑ
causative
papukhu papunokhu sṓgokhu sṓgonokhu
instrumental
sṓgokhɑ sṓgonokhɑ
abessive
sṓgogil sṓgonogil
locative
sṓgotsar sṓgonotsar

As for the rules, the endings for the secondary oblique cases cannot be added to a 1st class noun, while the endings for the primary main cases cannot be added to a 2st class noun.