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The most difficult part of their construction is in the dative and 
accusative cases, which are absorbed in the verbs they are governed 
by, in a manner unknown to other languages, being placed in the 
centre of the verb, after the root, and before the tense terminal. 
As, I speak to thee, “ Heng kajimetanna;” he spoke to me, ‘“ ayo 
kajikedingia;” he spoke to them, “‘ kajiked koai;” the tiger saw me 
“ koola do neldedingia ;” he killed him, “ ayo goikeddya.” Here I have 
underlined the oblique or accusative pronoun, where it comes in, just 
before the tense terminal of the verb. 
Possusstve Pronowns. 
Singular. Dual. Plural. Pl. comp. 
1st. Henga* or aingia, my alleengia alléa abooa 
2d. Umma, thy abbena appéa 3 
3d. Aya, his akingia akoa ut 
These always precede their substantives. 
DermonstRATIVE Pronouns. 
Singular Dual. Plural. 
Nee or inee, this neeking, these two niko, these 
Neea or ineea, of this neekingia, of these two neekoa, of these 
Neetdé, or ineeté, to, with, neekingteé, neekoté, 
&e. this 
En, that enking, those two enko, those 
En, of that enkinga, of those two enkoa, of those 
Enté, by, from with &c. that enkingté, enkoté, 
“Nee” this, is sometimes used idiomatically by a person referring 
to himself. If a Kole were to be asked what countryman he was? he 
would answer, ‘“ Ho nee gé,” £ am ; or literally, this isa Kole. Of 
what clan are you? Answer, ‘“ Poortee neegé,” I am a Poortee. 
Iyterrogative Pronouns. 
Okoi, who ? chikan, which ? chia, what ? 
Okoia, whose ? chikana, of which ? 
Rexative Pronouns. 
Relative pronouns are very vague, the sentence being generally so 
rendered as to obviate the necessity of them, thus, instead of saying, 
The man who went; a Kole would say, The gone man, “ Senien 
Horo.” 
* Pronounced, as ‘mignon,’ ‘ Ligne,’ &¢, in French. 
