Nøvgalv grammar

Nøvgalv grammar is the grammar of the Nøvgalv language, belonging to the Phálta language family and spoken in X,

Nouns
Nouns in Nøvgalv decline for two cases, singular and plural, and are not distinguished by gender. Also, there a few exceptions to the overall rules, that are illustrated by the endings/prefixes in brackets. Here's how to follow them:

▪If the noun ends in -A, its singular genitive ending is moved to the front as a prefix and connected with a word through a hyphen.

Vaźa - pine

A-vaźa - of pine

▪If the noun ends in a vowel, the singular accusative ending is simply -V, however if the noun ends in a consonant, the singular accusative ending is -ØV.

Źa - sound (sg. nom.)

Źav - sound (sg. acc.)

Ges - language (sg. nom.)

Gesøv - language (sg. acc.)

▪If the noun ends in -U, its plural endings will change the -U to -Ú, -Ú and -ÚV respectively according ti the case order that has been listed before.

Veźu -

Veźú -

Veźúv -

▪If the noun ends in -Ú, its plural forms change the -U in the ending to a -Ú. In other words, its plural nominative and genitive end in the same way as singular nominative and the plural accusative form has an ending of -ÚV.

Lú - blossom/blossoms/of blossoms

Lúv - blossoms (acc.)