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Please note that collective nouns always agree with the third person plural of nouns, and that pronouns do not inflect to the number.
Please note that collective nouns always agree with the third person plural of nouns, and that pronouns do not inflect to the number.
The following table details the three vowel classes and their declension in the collective number.
The following table details the three vowel classes and their declension in the collective number.
*The singular is primarily formed through an insertion of either an /a/ or /u/ initially, depending on vowel class. If the noun has a null-onset, the initial vowel is assimilated.
*The collective is primarily formed through an insertion of either an /a/ or /u/ initially, depending on vowel class. If the noun has a null-onset, the initial vowel is assimilated.
{|  style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg"
{|  style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg"
! !! <small>Patientive</small>!! <small>Agentive</small> !! <small>Instrumental</small> !! <small>Locative</small>
! !! <small>Patientive</small>!! <small>Agentive</small> !! <small>Instrumental</small> !! <small>Locative</small>
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{|  style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg collapsible collapsed"
{|  style="text-align: center;" class= "bluetable lightbluebg mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="6" |Examples
! colspan="6" |Examples
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!<small> Masculine</small>
!<small> Masculine</small>
| ''{{blue|a}}magava''|| ''{{blue|a}}magav{{blue|ia}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}magav{{blue|an}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}magava{{blue|t}}'' ||knife
| ''{{blue|a}}magra''|| ''{{blue|a}}magr{{blue|ia}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}magr{{blue|an}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}magr{{blue|at}}'' ||knife
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!<small>Feminine</small>
!<small>Feminine</small>
| ''{{blue|a}}taza''|| ''{{blue|a}}taz{{blue|ia}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}taz{{blue|an}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}taza{{blue|t}}''||horse
| ''{{blue|a}}tazu''|| ''{{blue|a}}taz{{blue|ia}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}taz{{blue|an}}'' || ''{{blue|a}}taz{{blue|at}}''||horse
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!<small>Neuter</small>
!<small>Neuter</small>
| ''{{blue|u}}thnou''|| ''{{blue|u}}thn{{blue|ey}}'' || ''{{blue|u}}thn{{blue|un}}'' || ''{{blue|u}}thnou{{blue|t}}''||speech
| ''{{blue|u}}thena''|| ''{{blue|u}}then{{blue|ey}}'' || ''{{blue|u}}then{{blue|un}}'' || ''{{blue|u}}thena{{blue|t}}''||speech
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|}
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