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PRONOUNS. 



PERSONAIi PRONOUNS, 



The five personal pronouns are ich, I ; du, thou ; ar, lie ; si, sJie ; es, it; 

 and are inflected as follows : 



First Person. 

 Singular. Plural. 



Nom. ich, 1 mir, or m'r, we 



Gen. mai", mine, or of me uns'r, our, or of us 



Dat. mir, to me uns, to us 



Ace. mich, me uns, us 



Second Person. 

 Nom. du, or de, you ir, or 'r, you 



Gen. dai", your air, your 



Dat. dir, d'r, ^o you aich, or ich, ^<? you 



Ace. dich, y<?w aich, you 



Third Person, Ma-'^culine. 

 Nom. ar, or 'r, he si, they 



Gen. sai", 7tis, or of him i'ra, f7iei>, or of thein 



Dat. im, ^<^' him i''na, or 'na, io them 



Ace. in, 7im si, tJiem 



Third Person, Feminine. 

 Nom. si, she si, i/ie?/ 



Gen. i'ra, or irs, hers, or of her i'ra, ^7te»>, or of them 



Dat. i'ra, or ara', to her i'na, or 'na, to them 



Ace. si, her si, them 



Third Person, Neuter. 

 Nom. es, or 's, it si, they 



Gen. sai", or sains, its, or of it i'ra, their, or 0/ them 



Dat. em, or 'm, to it i'na, or na, to them 



Ace. es, or 's, ^■< si, ^Aewi 



Although du is used in addressing the Supreme Being, the second per- 

 son plural, ir, is generally resorted to in addressing the aged, or a 

 superior. 



DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS. 



The demonstrative pronouns diir or der, this, and sel'er or sel'r, that, 

 are inflected as follows : 



