, we will stay here alone;
_isong' unibila_, his own rainbow appears.
III. Possessive Pronouns.
1. These are formed from the simple forms of the personal pronouns
by suffixing -_ula(ne)_ literally "his thing."
Singular. Dual. Plural.
1. _naula(ne)_ 1. _daula(ne)_ 1. _diula(ne)_
2. _nula(ne)_ 2. _yaula(ne)_ 2. _yula(ne)_
3. _ula(ne)_ 3. _tula(le)_ 3. _mula(ne)_
They translate the English mine, thine, etc. Sometimes in compounds
the final _n_ becomes _nd_. Ex. _nauland' aua_, here is mine.
2. The adjectival forms appear without the syllable _la_.
Singular. Dual. Plural.
1. _nau_(_le_) 1. _dau_(_le_) 1. _diu_(_le_)
2. _nu_(_le_) 2. _yau_(_le_) 2. _yu_(_le_)
3. _u_(_le_) 3. _tu_(_le_) 3. _mu_(_le_)
These adjectives precede the noun which they govern. With personal
nouns the forms _naula_, etc., are sometimes used.
Ex. _nau me_ and _naula me_, my son; _diu vase_ and _diula vase_,
our guest.
Note.--The form _nulu_ is heard in the phrase _nulu babe_, thy father.
The suffix _mule_ is also used in the sense of "own."
Ex. _numul' ul' i to, n' alo_, your own name, which I know; _namul'
ul i_, my own name. These suggest that the true possessive is simply
_ul_(_e_) or _ula_(_ne_).
IV. Interrogative Pronouns.
1. These are: _Da_(_le_)? _dau_(_ne_)? who,
which? _anda_(_le_)? what? _unau_? which? They are used also as
adjectives.
Ex. _Nu da_? who art thou? _dau ga ne_? who has eaten it? _anda l'
elete_? what did he say? _Ivi: unau_? Ivi: which one?
2. When the verb is preceded by the particle _ga_, _dau_(_ne_) must
be used instead of _da_(_le_).
V. Indefinite Pronouns.
These are the same as the Indefinite Adjectives.
VI. Relative Pronouns.
The suffix _niu_(_ne_) or _u_(_ne_) takes the place of a relative
pronoun.
Ex. _A yaigegemune_, the man who descends; _audati itedemu bulitsi
jalo tolom elota_, in the garden which they are cutting now when the
food is ripe; _ovo jamun' imbade_, the meat taken from the pig; _fal'
itamun' akeda_, the men who have dug the ground.
Verbs.
I. Conjugation.
The Fuyuge verb is conjugated by modifications of the terminal
syllables, or by a particle added to the subject.
II. The Particle, Ga.
The particle _ga_ (often _g'_ before a vowel) is generally used with
the past tense
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