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DECEMBER, 1921] DICTIONARY OF THE SOUTH ANDAMAN LANGUAGE.
APPENDIX II.
VARIOUS FORMS OF THE PERSONAL AND POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS IN RELATION TO GENERAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTS.
Personal Pronouns with Examples of Use.
In construction.
| dá1; da1
ngâ1: nyal
âl; al
dolla
ngólla
Thou
He, she, ôlla
it.
We
You
They
molòichik
ngoloichik
oloichik
dôl
nyol
612
mol'
ngòl'
òl'
Me
Thee
Him, her, it
Us..
You
Them
1
dô
dol(la)-len
ngôl(la)-len
olla)-len
moloichik-len
ngoloichik-len
oloichik-len
njo
dôna
njôna
ôna
meda3 or med'
ngeda
nged'
eda
ed'
Ex.: Who is calling me?: mija d'árngêre-ke? I dôlla. He is coming: ôl on-ke. We shot the pig meda reg taij-re. You struck me: nga dad abpärek-re. He gave (it) to me: wai ôna den âre. We are all hungry: mòl'ardûru makat-gáringa-. When are you (pl.) returning home?: tain nged wij ke? You are the only marksman in that village: ka baraij-len ng'ûnyib ijîlä-.
den
en
Imperative:—đô ; ngô ; ô; môcho; ngôcho; cho. Ex:—Let me sleep: đô mâmike; Sleep (thou): (ngo) mâmi-ke; Let him sleep: ô mámi-ke; Let us sleep: mecho mâmi-ke; Sleep (yo): ngôcho mami-ke; Let them sleep: ôcho mámi-ke.
ngen
met
et
nget
in construction
ď
ny'
al
dad
ngal
ad
mad
ngad
ad
I am leaving you (sing.) behind; wai dô ngai iji-ke. You abused us for nothing: ng'ôlkalya mad abtôgo-re.
m'
ng'
ed'
1 These are used in the past tense only, and even then only by purists. 3 Honorifically "maia" is substituted. See p. 69.
a Is sometimes used for the 1st pers. sing. See Ex. at "I" (p. 74).
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dai
ngai
ai
mat
ngat
at
Ex.:-To whom shall I give this pot?: do mija-len ûcha bûj mán-ke? To me: dôl(la)-len.
He brought me a bow: ô den kârama toyu-re.
