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3) Indefinite Pronouns: | 3) Indefinite Pronouns: | ||
a) These | a) These encode the concepts of somebody, something, anybody, anything. | ||
b) They are formed by affixing the indefinite suffix to the appropriate pronoun. | b) They are formed by affixing the indefinite suffix to the appropriate pronoun. | ||
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apples-SGV-4SG.ANIM.POS 3SG.ANIM.ERG-eat-4SG.INAN.ABS | apples-SGV-4SG.ANIM.POS 3SG.ANIM.ERG-eat-4SG.INAN.ABS | ||
5) Reflexive Pronouns: | |||
There are no dedicated reflexive pronouns. Their functions are performed by a verbal suffix. | |||
6) Negative Pronouns: | |||
a)These encode the concepts of nobody and nothing. | |||
b) The negative pronouns are listed as follows: | |||
3SG ANIM: avantin | |||
3SG INAN: avammin | |||
4SG ANIM: avallin | |||
4SG INAN: avansin | |||
3PL ANIM: avattuk | |||
3PL INAN: avammuk | |||
4PL ANIM: avalluk | |||
4PL INAN: avaksuk | |||
c) Diachronically, the negative pronouns are derived from relative clauses of negative auxiliary plus pronoun. | |||
EG: | |||
avantin | |||
< *avanti tin | |||
= the one who is not | |||
apa-nti tin | |||
NEG-3SG.ANIM.ABS 3SG.ANIM.PRON | |||
===Verbal Morphology=== | ===Verbal Morphology=== | ||