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==== Sorbian language ==== As in Slovenian, the Sorbian language (both dialects Upper and Lower Sorbian) has preserved the dual. For nouns, the following endings are used: {| class="wikitable" align = "center" ! !! Masculine !! Feminine or neuter |- ! Nominative, accusative, vocative | {{lang|wen|-aj/-ej}} || {{lang|wen|-e{{smallsup|2}}/-y/-i}} |- ! Genitive{{smallsup|1}} | {{lang|wen|-ow}} || {{lang|wen|-ow}} |- ! Dative, instrumental, locative | {{lang|wen|-omaj}} || {{lang|wen|-omaj}} |} # The genitive form is based on the plural form of the noun. # The -e ending causes various softening changes to occur to the preceding constant, for further information see the article on [[Sorbian language|Sorbian]]. For example, the declension of ''sin'' (masculine) and ''crow'' (feminine) in the dual in Upper Sorbian would be given as {| class="wikitable" align = "center" ! !! {{lang|wen|hr臎ch}} ("sin") !! {{lang|wen|wr贸na}} ("crow") |- ! Nominative, accusative, vocative | {{lang|wen|hr臎chaj}} || {{lang|wen|wr贸nje}} |- ! Genitive | {{lang|wen|hr臎chow}} || {{lang|wen|wr贸now}} |- ! Dative, instrumental, locative | {{lang|wen|hr臎chomaj}} || {{lang|wen|wr贸nomaj}} |} For verbs, the endings in the present tense are given as {{lang|wen|-moj}}, {{lang|wen|-tej/-taj}}, {{lang|wen|-tej/-taj}}. The table below shows a comparison of the conjugation of the verb {{lang|wen|pisa膰}}, which means "to write" and belongs to Class I in the singular, dual, and plural. {| class="wikitable" align = "center" ! !! Singular !! Dual !! Plural |- ! First person | {{lang|wen|pis'''am'''}} || {{lang|wen|pis'''amoj'''}} || {{lang|wen|pis'''amy'''}} |- ! Second person | {{lang|wen|pis'''a拧'''}} || {{lang|wen|pis'''atej'''}} || {{lang|wen|pis'''a膰e'''}} |- ! Third person | {{lang|wen|pis'''a'''}} || {{lang|wen|pis'''atej'''}} || {{lang|wen|pis'''aja'''}} |}
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