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====''Declension''==== | ====''Declension''==== | ||
The declension is shown with suffixes added to the stem gotten by removing the nominative vowel ending. | The declension is shown with suffixes added to the stem gotten by removing the nominative vowel ending. Example word endings in all genders/declensions: Divine: ''eharr|a'' (god); Masculine: ''tym|y'' (man); Feminine ''hen|u'' (woman); Neuter: ''dok|i'' (object). | ||
Example word endings in all genders: ''eharr|a'' (god) | |||
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|ol | |ol | ||
|ox | |ox | ||
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'''Prepositional''' case is formed by adding ''e'' to the accusative. | |||
Declensions of Aoma are also called genders although there are some nouns with gender different from declension: ''öhaly'' (night). | |||
Genitive forms of nouns do not agree with all of their heads' forms, only the gender and number. In older grammar, they would act like adjectives ending in ''i'', but due to confusion with some true adjectives, they are nowadays left more uninflected. | Genitive forms of nouns do not agree with all of their heads' forms, only the gender and number. In older grammar, they would act like adjectives ending in ''i'', but due to confusion with some true adjectives, they are nowadays left more uninflected. | ||
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**Definite temporals ''(h)alaax'' "today" and ''haloox'' "every day" or "during daytime" (habitual) | **Definite temporals ''(h)alaax'' "today" and ''haloox'' "every day" or "during daytime" (habitual) | ||
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=====Plural===== | |||
Most nouns of any of the four gender have regular plural forms. If a noun happens to be plurale tantum, gender-agreeing ''josh*'' (many) can be used to indicate a larger amount: ''kevol'' (empire) → ''kevol joshol'' (many empires). | |||
Many animal groups have additional plural forms in nominative (ending added to root): | |||
*Flock of avian creatures: ''eno'': ''nemeno'' (flock of birds) | |||
*School of marine creatures: ''olo'': ''mo'olo'' (school of fish) | |||
*Herd of land creatures: ''epo'': ''pevepo'' (herd of antelopes) | |||
*Swarm of fire creatures: ''iro'': ''nyrriro'' (swarm of nires) | |||
*Flight of light beings: ''ifo'': ''ungarifo'' (flight of yules) | |||
*Horde of shadow beings: ''öno'': ''xeföno'' (horde of hums) | |||
*Shoal of spirits: ''ago'': ''iwago'' (shoal of free spirits) | |||
Plural forms of verbs are used with these groups: ''Pep'''ös''' pevepoo hy sakakysee.'' (The herd of antelopes is roaming on the grasslands.) | |||
=====Case===== | =====Case===== | ||