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*The initial vowel is an epenthic one, and it is deleted when the clitic is added to a word ending in another vowel.
*The initial vowel is an epenthic one, and it is deleted when the clitic is added to a word ending in another vowel.


The etymology for the enclitics are divided; the second person clitics are derived from the second person personal pronouns, and the root √m-n,  ''to see''. The first person clitics are different in that they are believed to be derived from the lative uniradical √n, ''at something'', whilst the third person enclitics come from the biradical √yy - like the the [[Attian#Interrogative and relative pronouns|relative]] pronouns - which implies existence.
The etymology for the enclitics are divided; the second person clitics are derived from the second person personal pronouns, and the root √m-n,  ''to see''. The first and third person clitics are different in that they are believed to be derived from the lative uniradical √n, ''at something''.
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 550px; "
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 550px; "
! colspan="8"|Enclitic pronouns
! colspan="8"|Enclitic pronouns
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| style="text-align: center;"|''-amn''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-amn''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-emn''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-emn''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-aya''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-ana''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-eya''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-eni''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-ayō''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-ana''
|-
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Plural</small>
! style="text-align: center; "|<small>Plural</small>
| style="text-align: center;"|''-ana''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-anim''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-eni''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-enim''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-amna''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-amna''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-emni''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-emni''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-ayai''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-anum''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-eyi''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-enum''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-ayo''
| style="text-align: center;"|''-anum''
|}
|}