Nouns

Puchepaic nouns have three grammatical genders, three numbers, and five cases.

Gender

Puchepaic has three grammatical genders:

- Masculine

- Feminine

- Neuter

Number

Puchepaic distinguishes three grammatical numbers:

- Singular

- Dual

- Plural

Cases

Puchepaic has five grammatical cases:

- Nominative

- Genitive

- Dative

- Accusative

-Locative-Ablative

The Locative and Ablative cases were historically separate but merged into a single case in modern Puchepaic.

Articles

Indefinite Article

The indefinite article is an independent word.

- ŏ is used with feminine and neuter nouns.

- ŏne is used with masculine nouns.

Definite Article

The definite article is expressed as a suffix attached directly to the noun.

- «-ul» is used after nouns ending in a consonant.

- «-mul» is used after nouns ending in a vowel.

For example:

> `mervan` → `mervanul`

> "knowledge" → "the knowledge"

> `[vowel-final noun]` → `[noun]mul`