arinahula, or arungalura, "a few;" ^yc^ra, "many ;" njarakmra, 

 " very much." 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Of Pronouns, 

 possessive pronouns. 

 The possessive pronouns are the only class of pronouns whose 

 declension is perfect (all others are more or less defective as re- 

 gards declension). They must tlierefore be taken first as in 

 many instances they supply the deficiencies of other pronouns. 

 All pronouns, if declinable, are with only slight alterations de- 

 clined as substantives, as the following table, giving the de- 

 clensions of the possessive pronouns, shows : — 



Sing id ar. 

 First Person, 

 katjia nuka, my child, 

 katjia nukanaka, of my child, 

 katjia nukana, to my child, 

 katjia nuka, my child, 

 katjia nukananga, from my child 



Second Person, 

 kwara unkwanga, thy girl, 

 kwara unkwanganaka, of thy girl, 

 kwara unkwangana, to thy girl, 

 kwara unkwanga, thy girl, 

 kwara unkwanganga, from thy girl. 



Third Person, 

 kata ekura, his, her, its father, 

 kata ekuranaka, of his father, 

 kata ekurana, to his father, 

 kata ekura, his father, 

 kata ekurananga, from his father. 

 Dual 

 First Person 

 maia ilinaka, the mother of us two. 

 maia ilinakanaka, of the mother of us two. 

 maia ilinakana, to the mother of us two. 

 maia ilinaka, the mother of us two. 

 maia ilinakananga, from the mother of us two. 



Second Person, 

 kalja mbalaka, the elder brother of you two. 

 kalja mbalakanaka, of the elder brother of you two. 

 kalja mbalakana, to the elder brother of you two. 

 kalja mbalaka, the elder brother of you two. 

 kalja mbalakanaka, from the elder brother of you two. 



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