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PRONOTTKS. 



§§61-64..] 



Personal Pronouns. 



Tj^^^f^X"^^ ^^'TTT purusIivdcJiak sarvandm. 



§ 61. There are three sets of personal pronouns, the first set referring 

 to the first person, the second to the second person, and the third to the 

 third. Each of the two last sets consists of two divisions — an honorific, 

 and a non-honorific division. In other words, the pronouns of the second and 

 third persons have each two forms, an honorific and a non-honorific form. 



§ 62. To people accustomed to deal with eastern languages, I need do 

 no more than point out the fact, except to notice en passant, that in no 

 Indian language which I have studied, is this distinction carried to a greater 

 length* than in Maithili. 



§ 63. The following are the personal pronouns in use at the present 

 day : — 



Direct Form. Ohlique Form. 



r Honorific fJT hayn ham'rd 



1st Person , , 



( >j on -honor mc nam f^TCT hamra 



( . . ( ap ne ap'ne 



1 Honorific { , . 



2nd Person <: ( or aha or ^fj aha 



\ Non-honorific ciY^ tdh cTNtt tohard 



r Honorific o 'm'^wi hmikd 



3i(l I js^Qj^.j-^Qj^oi^i^c ^"^j' ,) ol-ard 



I now proceed without further premise to give their declension. 



First Person, :3tJ3T t^^^ iitfam purvsh, 

 § 64. haryi, 1. 



SlNGlTLAK. 



Noin. ^JT h'lm, T. 



( ^ff^T liainrd. ) 

 I f JTTT liamrd kP. ) 



Tnst. 



( ■^^iT'" ham' re. ) 

 ) ^ ' ^ y hy me. 



I f JR^T ^ hain rd sii. 



* It will be set'ii luitliev on, that some verbs have not only a honoiific and a non- 

 honoritic form (lepericling on tlie subject, but have also anotlier pair of honorific and iion- 

 honorific forms depending on the object. 



