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 Gen. E ra mo - ii m ba, Mij or mine, — is used with a noun, or with a substantive verb ; the noun always precedes ; as, kokera emmoumba, 'my house'; but e m m o u m b a t a, 'it is mine.'

Dat. 1. E m m - u g, For me, — personally to receive or use.

2. Emmo-ug-kin-ko, To me, — to the place where I am.

Ace. Ti-a, Me, — governed by transitive verbs. This pronoun, is used to form the equivalent for the passive voice ; as, b lint an bag, 'I strike;' but bun tan tia, 'I am struck,' lit., 'strikes me.'

Vac. Ka-ti-oii, — merely an exclamation ; as, OJi me ! Ah me !

AM. 1. Emmo-u g-kai, From me, — through me, about me.

2. Emm o-u g-k in-biru g, From me, — away from me.

3. Emmo-ug-ka-toa, With me, — in company with me.

4. E m m - u g - k i n - b a. With me, — at my place.

These case-endings have the same force for the second and the third pronouns also.

Demoxstratite Pronouns.

These are so compound in their signification as to include the demonstrative and the relative; e.ff. — 1. gali is equivalent to ' this is that who or which,' — the person or thing spoken of being here present; 2. gala, 'that is that who or which,' — being at hand; 3. galoa, 'that is that Avho or which,' — being beside the person addressed, or not far off. They are thus declined : —

Instant. Proximate. Remote.

j^ (1. Ga-li Ga-la Gra-loa.

^ 2. TJn-ni Un-noa Un-toa.

Gen. Grali-ko-ba G-ala-ko-ba G-aloa-ko-ba.

1. Gali-ko Gala-ko Galoa-ko.

��^ " Un-ti-ko Un-ta-ko Un-toa-ko.

Aec. TJn-ni Un-noa TJn-toa.

1. Gali-tin Un-ta-tin Galoa-tin

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^ 2. Un-ti-birug Un-ta-birug Un-toa-birug.

The pronouns attached to these demonstratives determine their number, whether they are to be singular or plural; as, gali-noa, 'this is he who'; gali-bara, ' these are they who' ; gali-ta, 'it is this that'; gali-tara, 'these are they that.' Other combinations are gali-noa, ' this is he who,' as an agent; unni-noa, ' this is he,' the subject. Gali-koba bon, 'this belongs to him,' an idiom ; galoa-koba bon, ' this is that which belongs to him'; these and the other similar genitives, are always followed by the accusative case.

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