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If a noun stem ends with a vowel, dative endings for SG & PL are the following: ''näe'' & ''nöe'' (Div), ''wie'' & ''yhee'' (M), ''wee'' & ''uhee'' (F), ''jee'' & ''jei'' (N). ''Oma|i'' (coast), ''omajee'' (DAT to the coast)  to avoid confucion with other genders. Feminine plural genitive ending is ''wur''.
If a noun stem ends with a vowel, dative endings for SG & PL are the following: ''näe'' & ''nöe'' (Div), ''wie'' & ''yhee'' (M), ''wee'' & ''uhee'' (F), ''jee'' & ''jei'' (N). ''Oma|i'' (coast), ''omajee'' (DAT to the coast)  to avoid confucion with other genders. Feminine plural genitive ending is ''wur''.


On top of the five basic cases, Aoma has got two partial cases often considered as clitics:
On top of the five basic [[Aoma#Cases|cases]], Aoma has got two partial cases, locative and temporal, often considered as clitics since they are used with verb infinites as well.
*Some '''locative''' forms ending in ''xu'' exist: ''ketyxu'' (in the town), ''gehixu'' (in the house, at home)
**There is also a form ''ogehixu'' which means "outside the house"
*Divine gender has some time nouns with '''temporal''' cases and so many other specialities that they once formed their own gender (something between Div & N): ''hala'' (day), ''öhäly'' (night, Div in other forms), ''rola'' (the previous day, yesterday), ''nala'' (the following day, tomorrow)
**Definite temporals ''(h)alaax'' "today" and ''haloox'' "every day" or "during daytime" (habitual)
Endings:
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!
!NOM
!ACC
!DAT
!GEN
!TEMP
|-
!SG
|a
|ak
|aee
|ang
|ax
|-
!PL
|ol
|ok
|oee
|ong
|ox
|}


=====Plural=====
=====Plural=====
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**Derivation of adjectives
**Derivation of adjectives
*'''Locative''' (LOC): place
*'''Locative''' (LOC): place
**Mostly with common expressions such as ''gehixu'' (in the house).
**Mostly with common expressions such as ''gehixu'' (in the house), ''ketyxu'' (in the town).
**There is also a form ''ogehixu'' which means "outside the house"
*'''Temporal''' (TEMP): time
*'''Temporal''' (TEMP): time
**Used adverbially to express the moment of time. Mostly occurs in proper temporal nouns although the divine gender shares forms (thus confusing).  
**Used adverbially to express the moment of time. Mostly occurs in proper temporal nouns although the divine gender shares forms (thus confusing).  
**To [[Aoma#Adverbial clauses|adverbialize]] verb infinites
**To [[Aoma#Adverbial clauses|adverbialize]] verb infinites
**See [[Aoma#Temporal expressions|expressions of time]]
**See [[Aoma#Temporal expressions|expressions of time]]
** Endings:
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!
!NOM
!ACC
!DAT
!GEN
!TEMP
|-
!SG
|a
|ak
|aee
|ang
|ax
|-
!PL
|ol
|ok
|oee
|ong
|ox
|}


=====Compound nouns=====
=====Compound nouns=====
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