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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:

Class I
Class II
singular
plural
singular
plural
ergative
-liə -liəno
absolutive
- -no - -no
genitive
-ra -rano -ra -rano
dative
-xə -xəno -xə -xəno
causative
-xəw -xəwno -xəw -xəwno
abessive
-giəl -giəlno

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.