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*We as used throughout this table stands for they and I; it is a special dual of which he and I is the dual. There is another corresponding form, thou and I, ye and they, which has been omitted here. But there does not appear to be any indefinite plural, nor any general form ye, they and 1.

The confusion between a, a, and b, b, is owing to etsa, esta, having no objective case. In the two first transitions, te makes g (they) in the obj. case. In the two other, te puts etsa and esta in that case.

This is obviated in the transitions c, c, and d, d, because awtsa and awsta have each an objective case, viz. awka and awgina.

This is the only instance where g does not stand for the 3d person plural. It is used for the 1st sing. nominative. But ungya which means I-thee, would seem sufficient.

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The particles printed in italics, viz. u, vi, e, mo, designate the respective transitions.

The columns marked:

a - nominative case of pronoun.

b- objective

C .verb.

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pl. - plural

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*These forms elumo, ymi, ymu, ymn, are not used. One derived from the reflected form has been substituted for common use.

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The rules to be deduced from this example are very simple.

1. The termination pee is affixed, whenever either or both pronouns are plural.

2. The pronouns are prefixed; that in the objective case preceding that in the nominative.

3. The pronoun in the third person singular is omitted, except 'we him,' weetsh yah;

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4. That in the third person plural omitted in the nominative case is weetsha (abbreviation of men '), in the objective.

5. In the transitions between the third and the first or second person, the pronouns are; I, wah, me, mah; we, us, oan. Thou, ye, yah; thee, you,

nee.

6. In the transitions from first to second person; from singular tsheen; from plural oanee.

7. In those from second to first person; to singular myah; to plural oanyah; of which, oanee, myah, oanyah, are obviously compound of oan, mah, yah, nee.

But having no other paradigm, we cannot draw any general conclusion.

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