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 person plural only the nucleus ra is Common IN, the attendant articles vary, they are chiefly i or si, thus forming ira or sira.

125. The pronoun “ I ”. Philippines, Bis.: ako — Celebes, Tontb.: aku — Borneo, Day.: aku — Java, Old Jav.: aku — Sumatra, Gayo: aku — Malay Peninsula, Mal.: aku — Madagascar, Hova: ahu and zahu < i + aku (§ 44) — Northern Border, Bat.: ako — Eastern Border, Masaretese: yako < i + ako — South-Western Border, Mentaway: aku.

126. The pronoun “ thou ”. Philippines, Bis.: ikao < i + kaw — Celebes, Mak.: kaw — Borneo, Day.: ikaw — Java, Old Jav.: ko — Sumatra, Mkb.: kaw — Malay Peninsula, Mal.: kaw and ĕṅkaw — Eastern Border, Sumbawarese: kaw.

Note.—Old Jav. ko for kaw in accordance with the parallel: lod < lawd < laud.

127. The pronoun “ he ”. Philippines, Ibanag: ya — Celebes, Mak.: iya — Borneo, Sampit: iyae — Near Java, Bal.: iya — Sumatra, Angkola: ia — Malay Peninsula, Mal.: iya — Madagascar, Hova: izi < iya (§§ 18 and 24) — Eastern Border, Sumbawarese: ia — South-Western Border, Nias: ia.

128. The pronoun “ we ”. Philippines, Inv.: kami — Celebes, Tontb.: kami — Borneo, Bol.: kami — Java, Old Jav.: kami — Sumatra, Gayo: kami — Malay Peninsula, Mal.: kami — Eastern Border, Masaretese: kami.

129. The pronoun “ you ”. Philippines, Ibanag: kamu — Celebes, Tontb.: kamu — Java, Old Jav.: kamu — Sumatra, Karo, in certain districts: kamu — Malay Peninsula, Mal.: kamu.

Note.—Of all the above-mentioned personal pronouns kamu has the most restricted distribution, and accordingly we have some hesitation in pronouncing it to be Common IN.

130. The pronoun “ they ”. Philippines, Ibanag: ira — Celebes, Bareqe: sira — Borneo, Bol.: sida — Java, Old Jav.: sira — Sumatra, Toba: nasida — Eastern Border, Masaretese: sira — South-Western Border, Nias: ira.