The declension of base words with a single stem is shown below:
Masculine base word: karin (an elephant)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative (NOM) | karI | kariNNO | kariNNaHa |
| Accusative (ACC) | kariNNam | kariNNO | kariNNaHa |
| Instrumental (INS) | kariNNA | karibhyAm | karibhiHa |
| Dative (DAT) | kariNNe | karibhyAm | karibhyaHa |
| Ablative (ABL) | kariNNaHa | karibhyAm | karibhyaHa |
| Genitive (GEN) | kariNNaHa | kariNNoHa | kariNNAm |
| Locative (LOC) | kariNNi | kariNNoHa | kariSHu |
| Vocative (VOC) | karin | kariNNO | kariNNaHa |
Neuter base word: daNNDin (that which carries a stick)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative (NOM) | daNNDi | daNNDinI | daNNDIni |
| Accusative (ACC) | daNNDi | daNNDinI | daNNDIni |
| Instrumental (INS) | daNNDinA | daNNDibhyAm | daNNDibhiHa |
| Dative (DAT) | daNNDine | daNNDibhyAm | daNNDibhyaHa |
| Ablative (ABL) | daNNDinaHa | daNNDibhyAm | daNNDibhyaHa |
| Genitive (GEN) | daNNDinaHa | daNNDinoHa | daNNDinAm |
| Locative (LOC) | daNNDini | daNNDinoHa | daNNDiSHu |
| Vocative (VOC) | daNNDi/ daNNDin | daNNDinI | daNNDIni |