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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