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and inserted in others; as, nisunka, (thee-dog) thou art a dog; winiéasta, 
(thee-man) thou art a man; Damakota, (me-Dakota) I am a Dakota. 
In some nouns the pronoun may be placed either after the first or second sylla- 
ble, according to the taste of the speaker; as, wicaliinéa, an old man, wimaéaliinéa or 
wicamalinéa, J am an old man. 
(c) When a noun is used with an adjective or adjective verb, and a 
pronoun is required, it may be prefixed either to the noun or to the adjec- 
tive; as, nape masuta (hand me-hard), or minape suta, (my-hand hard) my 
hand is hard. 
2. In nouns compounded of a noun and adjective, the place of the pro- 
noun is between them; as, Isantayka, (knife-big) an American, Isaymatayka, 
Lam an American. 
4. Posrrion witn REesprer tro EacH OTHER, 
§ 101. 1. When one personal pronoun is the subject and another the 
object of the same verb, the first person, whether nominative or objective, 
is placed before the second; as, mayaduhapi, (me-you-have) you have me; 
uyniyuhapi (we-thee-have or we-you-have) we have thee or we have you. 
2. Wiéa, the objective plural of the third person, when used in a verb 
with other pronouns, is placed first; as, wiéawakaska (them-I-bound), I 
bound them. 
NUMBER. 
§ 102. Incorporated pronouns, when intended to express plurality, 
have the plural termination pi attached to the end of the word, whether 
verb, noun, or adjective; as, wayazan, he is sick, wauyazaypi, we are sick; 
wakaga, I make any thing, unkagapi, we make; uitasuyke, thy dog, nita- 
Sunkepi, thy dogs or your dog or dogs; niwaste, thow art good, niwastepi, you 
are good. 
Separate Pronouns. 
§ 103. The separate personal pronouns stand first in the clauses to 
which they belong. 
(a) They stand first im propositions composed of a pronoun and noun, 
or of a pronuon and adjective; as, miye Isaynmatanka, J am an American; 
unkiye ujéuwitapi, we are cold. 
(b) In a proposition composed of a pronoun and verb, whether the 
pronoun be the subject or object of the verb; as, ujkiye unjyanpi kta, we 
will go; miye makaska (me he-bound), he bound me. 
The separate pronouns are not needed for the purpose of showing the person and 
number of the verb, those being indicated by the incorporated or article pronouns, or 
