Kirumb Nouns
Summary
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Kirumb substantives decline for case and number. Adjectives also decline for gender.
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Nouns like olkos
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This category continues the PIE o-stems, the second declension of Greek and Latin
(K olkos == G λύκος, L lupus). Generally masculine.
| olkos "wolf" |
| sg. | pl. |
| nom. | olkos | olkí |
| acc. | olkoŋ | olkós |
| gen. | olkoš | olkóŋ |
| abl. | olkót | olkís |
| dat. | olkí | olkís |
| loc. | olkí | olkíro |
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Nouns like giná
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This category continues the PIE e2-stems, the first declension of Greek and Latin
(K giná = G γυνή). Always feminine.
| giná "woman" |
| sg. | pl. |
| nom. | giná | giní |
| acc. | gináŋ | ginás |
| gen. | ginás | gináŋ |
| abl. | ginás | ginábos |
| dat. | giní | ginábos |
| loc. | giní | gináro |
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Nouns like olkí
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Feminine nouns in í (the devī stem).
| olkí "she-wolf" |
| sg. | pl. |
| nom. | olkí | olkyas |
| acc. | olkíŋ | olkís |
| gen. | olkyas | olkyáŋ |
| abl. | olkyas | olkyábos |
| dat. | olkí | olkyábos |
| loc. | olkí | olkyáro |
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Nouns like švír
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Athematic inflection, stems in -r. (K švír == G θήρ).
| švír "beast" |
| sg. | pl. |
| nom. | švír | šviris |
| acc. | švira | šviras |
| gen. | šoris | šoróŋ |
| abl. | šoris | šorbos |
| dat. | šoray | šorbos |
| loc. | šori | šorro |
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Nouns like só
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Athematic inflection, stems in -n. (K só == G κύων, Skt śvā). In addition
to loc.pl. forms in -V:ro are found levelled -nro, -ndro.
| só "dog" |
| sg. | pl. |
| nom. | só | sonis |
| acc. | sona | sonas |
| gen. | sonis | sonóŋ |
| abl. | sonis | sombos |
| dat. | sonay | sombos |
| loc. | soni | sóro |
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