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, 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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