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(3) Distinguishing Adjectives. 



K'^ the; gittda or ^ik giada, this; kfidu or i/ikâ-da, hit or i/iklikda, that. The Plural 

 " these," " those," has the Singular form, except for persons, when " dâkw," the sign of 

 verb plural is added. To say " these chairs," use the plural form of the noun, e.g., i/ik 

 "'iada kivlkwâhdumlUi'C- 



Examples. 



I'hc wind, 

 Till- house, 

 Go lo ihc lioufc, 



1. — For near objet^ts. 

 This is the best, 



In angivcr to " Which is the best " ? This is. 

 This is my pen, 



2. — For distant objects. 

 Thai is the best, 



Answer to " Whicii is the best ? " 'That is. 

 That is my book, 

 Do you mean (his one f 

 iVo, kî ; tliat one, 



o. — Or if the object is still farther viï yiki'i da. 

 TItis is ei good child. 



Plural- 



TlAs is a good child, 



Tltese {men), 

 Those (men), 



l-j yaula. 

 kâ giukw. 

 hagia Ifi A-fi g'luUw- 



gia um ek giada. 



gia mi giada. 



gia mun Uiadfiyfikw. 



hit eki da. 



hi dï da. 



hi dill kiadfikwi. 



yik giada ? 



yikîik da. 



ekig ginânum {near the speaker who points lo il- 



the final g is an abbreviation of giada.) 

 ekyût ginânum {near person eiddrcssed). 



yik dakw gwfi da. 

 yik dâkw fci da. 



III.— PEONOUN. 



A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun to prevent the too frequent repetition of 

 the same word. Pronouns may be classified under the following heads : Personal, Pos- 

 sessive, Relative, Interrogative and Indefinite Adjective. 



(1.) Personal Pronouns. 



Singular: — 



1st Pers., I, me, 

 2nd Pars., You, 

 3rd Pers., Nom-, He, she, it, 

 Obj., Him, her, it. 

 Plural: — 



1st Pers., tve, us, 

 2nd Pers., Nom., you, 



Obj., you, 

 3rd Pers., Nom , they, 



Obj., them, 



nugwa um, in, um 

 vikl, SÛ um, us. 

 Î, û^, ig, us. 

 ik, âk, uk. 



ints, uiits, iinûhw. 



sûhdâA'w. 



dûA-wûkl. 



irdidfi/vw. 



dfiAwuk. 



