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Rh Heikachi koro guru, " a nurse." Toi-chisei kotcha guru, "pit- dwellers" or "persons living in earth houses" kotcha being a plural form of koro.

Sometimes a-koro is used instead of chi koro, but not often ; When there is no likelihood of ambiguity, the word koro is dropped. e.g. :—

§ IV. THE RELATIVE PRONOUNS.

The relative pronouns may be expressed in the following manner:—
 * (a.) With the words sekoro, ani or ari thus:—
 * Ainu sekoro aye utara, “the people who are called Ainu.”
 * Yuk ani aye chikokip, “the animals called deer.”
 * Shirau ari aye kikiri, “the insects called gadflies.
 * (b.) With the verb used attributively ; e.g.:—
 * A-raige-guru, “the person who was killed” (lit. the killed person).
 * Ainu raige guru, “the person who killed a man” (lit. the person killing man).
 * Umma o guru, “the person who rides the horse” (lit. the horse riding person).

§ V. THE INDEFINITE PRONOUNS.

The Indefinite Pronouns are as follows:—
 * Nepka, “something.”
 * Nenka, “someone.”
 * Nepka, “something.”
 * Nenka, “someone.”