Part B: The
Verb
4. Second Person Subject Pronoun, Dual
Second person dual ‘you’ is formed by adding
the prefix uh, inserted just before the classifier and stem.
| Yeøtsi |
‘he
is making it’ |
| Huøtsi |
‘you
(2) are making it’ |
| yeríttvagh |
'He hears
it' |
| dúhttvagh |
'You (2)
hear it' |
or |
| holni |
'He is telling
a story' |
| huønü |
'You (2)
are telling a story' |
or |
| yu?eth |
'He is kicking
it' |
| huh?eth |
'You (2)
are kicking it' |
If the syllable
immediately preceding uh ends in / a /, the two vowels sometimes
combine to form / o /
| nádher |
'He is staying' |
| nótther |
'You (2)
are staying' |
or |
| yaøti |
‘he
is talking' |
| yoøti |
'You (2)
are talking' |
Special
Note about Postpositions and Pronouns
We have already learned that there are two third person
pronouns that are used with postpositions, be and ye. We
have seen that be is used when the predicate contains a
verbal adjective or a verb of quality. ye is only used when
the predicate contains an action verb, with the subject
in third person. If the subject is in first or second person,
be, is used.
| yena eghálana |
'He is working
for it' |
| bena eghálasna |
'I am working
for it' |
| bena eghálaghída
|
'We (2)
are working for it' |
| yetßén eret´ís |
'He is
writing to him' |
| betßén erüt´ís |
'Are you
writing to him?' |
| betßén erüt´ís
¿á húsä? |
'Are you
(2) writing to him?' |
