The elder brother likewise is called
V?tzgua, pl. Vap?tz, the younger V?ngua, pl. Vopon, the elder sister
Cotzgua, pl. Coc?tz, the younger V?ngua, pl. Vipim, to which adding
the possessive pronouns no, amo, and the like, the gua is omitted to
such as have that termination. There is much to be learned about the
names of the kindred, but the subject is one too wide for present
explanation.
PRONOUNS.
17. The _Personal Pronoun_ nee, I, followed by another word becomes
ne; nap, thou or you, becomes na, tamide becomes ta; emet or em?de
becomes em, veride and iride become ver and ir; meride becomes mer.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
_Nom._ Nee, I, Tamide, we,
_Gen._ No, of me, Tamo, of us,
_Dat. and Acc._ Netz, to me, Tame, to us,
_Voc._ (if there be any,) Nee, O, Tamide, O we,
_Abl._ Noma, with me, Tam?ma, with us,
Node, by me; Tam?de, by us.
the ma in this case being that of cause, manner and instrument.
_N._ Nap, thou, Emet, or Em?de, ye,
_G._ Amo, of thee, Emo, of you,
_D. and A._ Eme, to thee, Em?, to you,
_V._ Nap, O thou, Em?t, O ye,
_Ab.
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