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+## Nominal
+
+Nominal declension is based on case, gender, and number, in order.  Each
+parameter is indicated by a phoneme, respectively consonant, vowel, and tone,
+effectively forming a syllable.
+
+### Case
+
+There are five cases:
+
+- **nom** nominative: s
+- **acc** accusative: n
+- **abl** ablative: t
+- **dat** dative: d
+- **gen** genitive: c
+
+There is also vocative case, which is unmarked, but this is rarely used.
+
+### Gender
+
+There are five genders, named after five phases in wǔxíng:
+
+- **wo** wood: a
+- **fi** fire: e
+- **ea** earth: i
+- **mt** metal: o
+- **wa** water: u
+- unknown/mixed: y
+
+### Number
+
+There are three numbers:
+
+- **sg** singular: level tone
+- **sv** several: falling tone
+- **pl** plural: rising tone