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The two clitics can then occur together, in which case they're contracted to '''nes''': | The two clitics can then occur together, in which case they're contracted to '''nes''': | ||
* ''Háp tosy katoné kenitast amulú letábi.'' "3SG told them about the new film." > ''Nes amulú.'' "3SG told them about it." | * ''Háp tosy katoné kenitast amulú letábi.'' "3SG told them about the new film." > ''Nes amulú.'' "3SG told them about it." | ||
There are, furthermore, the following third person accusative atonic forms, which are diachronically suppletive: | |||
* '''im''' (masculine 3SG), '''hem''' (feminine 3SG), '''it''' (neuter 3SG); | |||
* '''is''' (masculine 3PL), '''hes''' (feminine 3PL), '''í''' (neuter 3PL). | |||
Example: ''Tom námirom elém letási.'' "I gave him the book." > ''Im elém letási.'' "I gave it to him."<br/>These forms can combine with ''es'', resulting in the contracted forms '''sim, sem, sit; sis, ses, sí'''; e.g. ''Im elém letási.'' "I gave it to him" > ''Sim elém.'' | |||
====Demonstratives==== | ====Demonstratives==== | ||