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Although nouns are not overtly marked for gender or number by inflection or clitics, they do take case marking clitics that attach to the end of the noun or noun phrase. There are two core nominal arguments: the Absolutive which receives zero marking, and the Ergative clitic =''de''. The Genitive derives from the same ''=de'' clitic as the Ergative, and in most declension tables are thus listed as the Ergative-Genitive case. However, there are several allomorphs where the Ergative and the Genitive diverge in form, as illustrated in the following table: | Although nouns are not overtly marked for gender or number by inflection or clitics, they do take case marking clitics that attach to the end of the noun or noun phrase. There are two core nominal arguments: the Absolutive which receives zero marking, and the Ergative clitic =''de''. The Genitive derives from the same ''=de'' clitic as the Ergative, and in most declension tables are thus listed as the Ergative-Genitive case. However, there are several allomorphs where the Ergative and the Genitive diverge in form, as illustrated in the following table: | ||
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Additionally, there is an Intimate Vocative and seven basic Oblique case clitics used to mark non-core NP arguments. | Additionally, there is an Intimate Vocative and seven basic Oblique case clitics used to mark non-core NP arguments. | ||