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Three basic noun cases and two numbers are observed in the writings of the Vórina author. Number manifests a singular-plural distinction, although there is also a separate system for singulative forms for collective nouns marked with the suffixes ''-ina'' (for consonant-final nouns), and ''-iena'' (for vowel-final nouns), take plural marking. Irregular paradigms, which appear to derive from a gender-based system, do appear; nouns that follow these paradigms are unpredictable and their forms must be memorized. | Three basic noun cases and two numbers are observed in the writings of the Vórina author. Number manifests a singular-plural distinction, although there is also a separate system for singulative forms for collective nouns marked with the suffixes ''-ina'' (for consonant-final nouns), and ''-iena'' (for vowel-final nouns), take plural marking. Irregular paradigms, which appear to derive from a gender-based system, do appear; nouns that follow these paradigms are unpredictable and their forms must be memorized. | ||
The following table illustrates the regular case-number paradigm: | |||
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