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===== -a declension =====
===== -a declension =====
The -a declension contains only words ending in -e or -a. All of its nouns are almost all feminine. There are a few exceptions of biologically masculine nouns (father, husband etc.) being in the -a declension.     
The -a declension contains only words ending in a soft -e or -a. All of its nouns are almost all feminine. There are a few exceptions of biologically masculine nouns (father, husband etc.) being in the -a declension.     
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
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|-
|-
!Nominative
!Nominative
| kounne
| kounne<br />runga
runga
| kounno<br />rungo
| kounno
rungo
|-
|-
!Accusative
!Accusative
| kounne
| kounne<br />runga
runga
| kounno<br />rungo
| kounno
rungo
|-
|-
!Genitive
!Genitive
| kounno
| kounno<br />rungo
rungo
| kounno<br />rungo
| kounno
rungo
|-
|-
!Dative
!Dative
| koune
| koune<br />runge
runge
| kounnom<br />rungom
| kounnom
rungom
|}
|}
===== -e declension =====
The -e declension contains words ending in a hard -e. All of its nouns are masculine.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!
!Singular
!Plural
|-
!Nominative
| -E
| -o
|-
!Accusative
| -i
| -ens
|-
!Genitive
| -E
| -ei
|-
!Dative
| -a
| -em
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ '''Example with ''karje'' 'army' '''
|-
!
!Singular
!Plural
|-
!Nominative
| karje
| karjo
|-
!Accusative
| kari
| karjens
|-
!Genitive
| karje
| karjei
|-
!Dative
| karja
| karjem
|}
===== -i declension =====
The -i declension contains words ending in -i. All of its nouns are feminine and abstract. In some dialects, the -i declension also contains some masculine nouns which were regularized into a more normal -e declension.


= Derivation =
= Derivation =