Part B: The Verb
13. Supplementary Pronouns
There is an order of prefixes that occurs between
the adver-bial prefixes we have just studied and the direct
object. These we have called supplementary pronouns, of
which there are two; viz. , tßé
the indefinite personal pronoun, and ho , the time-place-abstract
pronoun.
The indefinite
pronoun tßé indicates
an unspecified subject, frequently translated into English
by the word ‘one’.
| yálgus |
‘He
is jumping’ |
| yaílgos |
‘One
jumps’ |
or |
| shétü |
‘He
eats’ |
| shécvetü |
‘One
eats’ |
or |
| nádher |
‘He
stays’ |
| nátßedher |
‘One
stays’ |
There is some uncertainty as to the use of the pronoun tßé
, so that the above statement is not necessarily complete.
The abstract pronoun ho indicates abstract ideas as well
as those of time and place. The exact use of this pronoun
is also uncertain, but it is probably most easily learned
as part of the verb.
| ho¿q |
‘It
is located’ (high tone is from perfective the) |
| holnü |
‘He
is telling a story’ |
The prefix ho does not occur freely with all verbs, but
seems to be limited because of meaning to certain ones.