Part B: The
Verb
2. Second Person Subject Pronouns
Just as there are two prefixes to mark first person subject
' i' in Denes¶øiné,
so there are two prefixes to mark second person subject
'you'. The first of these is ne. This is used with two syllable
verbs beginning with ye or he.
| yeøtsi |
'He
is making it' |
| neøtsi |
'You are
making it' |
or |
| hesjen |
'He is
singing' |
| nejen |
'You are
singing' |
Note: Verbs
of travel beginning with he, (such as hegha
'he is going') do not use ne to indicate 'you'. ne, is used
also with verbs having the syllable that occurs before the
classifier ending in / a /.
| yaøti |
'He is
talking' |
| yaneøti |
'You are
talking' |
or |
| násdher |
'He is staying' |
| nanedher |
'You are
staying' |
or |
| hegha |
'He is going' |
| hügha |
'You are
going' |
The second way
of marking second person subject 'you' is by nasalizing
the final vowel of the syllable that occurs just before
the classifier.
| Nidhpn |
'He is thinking' |
| nüdhen |
'You are
thinking' |
or |
| holnü |
'He is telling
a story' |
| hulnü |
'You are
telling a story' |
| theda |
'He is sitting' |
| thüda |
'You are
sitting' |
Note: When vowel
/ e / is nasalized to make second person 'you', it becomes
/ i /.
With a few exceptions,
ne is always used according to the conditions described.
Nasalization is used everywhere else.
Second person
forms are used as imperatives.
| nüdá |
'Be seated!
' |
| nedq |
'Drink it!
' |
| ghügal |
'Go!/ Walk.'
' |
Second person
forms are used as negative imperatives by adding, híle
kúlí.
| Netsagh híle kúlí |
'Don't cry!
' |
| Yaneøti híle kúlí |
'Don't talk'.
' |
| Horüøæq híle
kúlí |
'Don't make
a f ire'. ' |
