Noun declension
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In bonumuk to create plural form of any noun or even pronoun we add the -ed suffix
Enaret (Child) >Enareted (Children)
Mi (I) >Mied (We)
Tu (You)>Tued (You all)
And etc
Bonumuk also mark indirect objects with -de suffix , for example
I gave the coolie the luggage.
Mi tengenet-de enseted donunuj.
Here Tengenet (coolie) is the indirect object marked with -de.
But this rule has one exception , -de is used to mark pronoun as object no matter it is direct or indirect. For example
Mi tude hekunij.
I love you.
There are more suffixes also
-ku for possession in proper nouns, for example: E Rinaku domet (this is Rina's home).
-ete for marking physical locations, for example: Mied buryatete domongij (We live in the mountain).
-ede for marking mental states or emotional locations, for example: Mi nijenalketede dem (I am in depression).
-edre for marking something above or over something, for example: Jejiked buryatedre udentum ( Birds are flying over the mountain).
-adr is used for showing Dative case , for example : Mi kopif tuadr likunum (I am writing letter for you).