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* ''su metis'' "the same" can occur before nouns as a determiner, e.g. ''su metis atyn'' "the same man" | * ''su metis'' "the same" can occur before nouns as a determiner, e.g. ''su metis atyn'' "the same man" | ||
===Pronouns=== | |||
====Personal==== | |||
Personal pronouns exist for each person in the singular and plural, plus a single reflexive pronoun ''si'', used for all persons and numbers. Only the 1sg and 2sg make any distinction between subject and object pronouns. | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2;" | | |||
! colspan="2;" | Singular | |||
! style="width: 100px" rowspan="2;" | Plural | |||
|- | |||
! style="width: 100px" | Subject | |||
! style="width: 100px" | Object | |||
|- | |||
! style="width: 25px" | 1 | |||
| ''tśu'' | |||
| ''mi'' | |||
| ''nu'' | |||
|- | |||
! 2 | |||
| ''tu'' | |||
| ''ti'' (obj.) | |||
| ''pu'' | |||
|- | |||
! 3m | |||
| colspan="2;" | ''lu'' | |||
| ''li'' | |||
|- | |||
! 3f | |||
| colspan="2;" | ''la'' | |||
| ''le'' | |||
|- | |||
! Refl. | |||
| | |||
| colspan="2;" | ''si'' | |||
|} | |||
The subject pronouns are used as the subject of a verb (''tśu'' and ''tu''), e.g. '''''la''' am sa musk'' "she loves music", '''''tśu''' talmip'' "I slept". | |||
The object pronouns are used in the following ways: | |||
* as the direct object of a verb (''mi, ti''), e.g. ''lu am '''ti''''' "he loves you", ''su trakun mankep '''le''''' "the dragon ate them (f.)". | |||
* following prepositions (''mi, ti''), e.g. ''ku '''mi''''' "with me", ''pel '''pu''''' "for you". | |||
* as possessive adjectives following the noun, with or without ''te'' "of", e.g. ''kes mi'' or ''kes te mi'' "my house". | |||
The reflexive pronoun can only be used as an object or following prepositions, e.g. ''si milt tutepan '''si''''' "the soldiers killed themselves", ''nu kantan ku '''si''''' "we sing to ourselves". | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== |
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