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 |