1870.] "'**^ [Biinton. 



When two possessives are pi-efixed to a verb, one is subjective and one 

 objective; as, 



vm i nukli^kloh, he pities him for me. 



chim i nukh^kloh, thee. 



im i nukliakloh, him, her, or them, 



pirn i nukh(ikloh, us. 



hvpim i nukliakloh, us. 



hvchim i nukh^kloh, you. 



. The negative is ik sum i, ik chim i, ik im i, etc. 



The following fonn is a combination of the subjective personal, pos- 

 sessive, and reciprocal possessive: 

 ish im itti nukliakloh, you have pity on each other for him. 

 il im itti nukliakloh, we have pity on each other for him. 



hvsh im itti nukhakloh, " " " 



§ 22. Relative pronouns. The article-pronouns supply the place of the 

 relative pronouns, which are not found in Choctaw. This use of the 

 article-pronouns will be seen in the following examples: 



Oblique case. 



Adam him, whom. 

 Eve her, whom, 

 clay it. 



Adam, him whom. 

 Eve, her whom. 



§ 23. Interrogative and responsive pronouns. The interrogative pro- 

 nouns kvta, nanta, katima, who?, which?, what?, have twofoi-ms, one for 

 interrogation, the other for response. They both take the article-pronouns, 

 like the other separable pronouns, to indicate case. Examples : 



interrog. kvta hosh ik bi ? Who made it? (osh or hosh is the subjective 



or nominative suffix), 

 respons. kvna hosh ik bi tuk. Some one made it. 

 interrog. nanta hosh minti ? What is coming ? 

 respons. nana hosh mintih. Something is coming, 

 interrog. katimak osh achukma ? Which of them is good ? 

 respons. kanima kia achukmah. Any one of them is good, 

 interrog. katimampo hosh ia chi ho ? Which (of the two) will go ? 

 respons. kanimampo hosh ia hinlah. Either of them will go. 

 interrog. katima hosh bvnna ? Which of them (all) want it ? 

 respons. kanimik vt bvnnah. Several of them want it. 

 Obhque case, kvta ho ish pisa tuk o ? Whom did you see ? 

 nanta ho chibunnah ? What do you want ? 

 katimak o ish chumpa tuk o ? Which did you buy ? 



A definite interrogative ends in an aspirate, as, chi bvnnah ? Do you 

 want it? A distinctive interrogative ends in a nasal, as, chi bunng,? 

 These pronouns may also be subjective, as, nanta hosh yohma wah, noth- 

 ing could do it; nanta hakosh yohma wa, no one could do it. 



