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 Bramins, were to enquire who they were, they would not use the joint plural of the first and second persons and answer o$3cS$x>i^j'o3~ c ea3O5x we (who speak and are addressed) are Bramins; for, in that case, they would be under- stood to affirm that the gentlemen also were Bramins. Using the plural of the first person, they would say ~&>S&> 13" .^S^DO^X) we (who speak) are Bra- tnins-

THE PRONOUNS OF THK THIRD PERSON.

The Teloogoo pronouns of the third person may be divided into two classes; the definite, and the indefinite; the first referring to one or more particular defined objects, and the second referring to a number or collection of objects less defined. The first class consists of the demonstratives, and of the interrogative pronoun derived from them. The second class comprizes the collectives, and their interrogative.

The distinction of gender is confined to the pronouns of this person, and the mode in which it is defined in the singular number, is different from the mode in which it is marked in the plural. In the singular, the masculine gender is distinct from the feminine and neuter, which are both represented by the same word. In the plural, the masculine and the feminine are the same, and the neuter is distinct from both. It is of importance that this peculiarity should be strongly impressed on the memory of the Student, for it will be found to pervade the verbs and adjectives, and materially to affect the construction of the language.

M. F. If N, N. )cob ...>& he, she and it, this. G. & or oD^csko^T _ G$& or oPcsfoolT, t jpf him, her and it, this. D. >>...., &fS , a$ ^ Wj herandit, this. Ab. -> ^^ - 'S3' - p. .0$ . . er*. TS^-tS" . in tyc. him, her and it., this.