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===Case and Number===
===Case and Number===
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 Irraħma 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:
The following table illustrates the regular case-number paradigm:
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