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Paradigm of the Declension of Nouns
Declensions
Cases.	1st.	2nd.	3rd.	4th.	5th.	6th.	7th.	8th.
	Maddan	Burai	Giwaldain	Balli	Bulbin	Ugal	Inar	Wallang
	'wood'	'boy'	'cook'	'baby'	'whirlwind'	'young man'	'woman'	'stone'

1.	Maddan	Burai	Giwaldain	Balli	Bulbin*	Ugal	Inar	Wallang
2.	Maddandu	Buradu	Giwaldandu	Ballidyu	Bulbindyu	Ugallu	Inarru	Wallanggu
3. & 4.	Maddangu	Buraigu	Giwaldaingu	Balligu	Bulbingu	Ugalgu	Inargu	Wallanggu
5.	Maddan	Burai	Giwaldain	Balli	Bulbin	Ugal	Inar	Wallang
6.	Ya maddan	——— the vocative prefixes ya to the simple nominative ———
7.	Maddandi	Buraidyi	Giwaldaindyi	Ballidyi	Bulbindyi	Ugalli	Inarri	Wallandi
8.	Maddandurai		Giwaldaindurai	Ballidurai	Bulbindurai	Ugaldurai	Inardurai	Wallandurai
9.	Maddanda	Burada		Ballidya	Bulbindya	Ugalla	Inarra	Wallangga
10.	Maddandurada	Buraidurada	Giwaldaindurada	Ballidurada	Bulbindurada	Ugaldurada	Inardurada	Wallandurada
☞These words are shown here in all the principal cases only for the sake of example. Thus also is declined ng final, even when preceded by the vowel i; as, kaling, "water", nom. ag.*, kalindyu, &c. &c.

Note.—By using other postfixes, additional cases may be formed; e.g. birandi and biranga, added to the proper name Bidarai, give Bidarai-birandi and Bidarai-biranga, 'from ('at') Bidarai's place.'

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