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Personal pronouns may be used with a demonstrative : ( 12 ) nîy û Silas . ' It's me , Silas . ' or ' I'm Silas . ' The pronoun wîy may also be used for emphasis with a common noun : ( 13 ) nimui núhchi - iyânân wîy ti .
Personal pronouns may be used with a demonstrative : ( 12 ) nîy û Silas . ' It's me , Silas . ' or ' I'm Silas . ' The pronoun wîy may also be used for emphasis with a common noun : ( 13 ) nimui núhchi - iyânân wîy ti .
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( inanimate ) Moving the pronouns to the front of the sentence as in ( 50-51 ) changes the meaning of the sentence to interrogative : ( 50 ) awân niwâpimâw nâtâ ? I see someone over there , who is it ?
( inanimate ) Moving the pronouns to the front of the sentence as in ( 50-51 ) changes the meaning of the sentence to interrogative : ( 50 ) awân niwâpimâw nâtâ ? I see someone over there , who is it ?
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INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS Interrogative pronouns awân and châkwân As interrogative pronouns , the forms awân and châkwân are translated as ' who ' and ' what ' respectively . They can form sentences with a demonstrative pronoun , with a ...
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS Interrogative pronouns awân and châkwân As interrogative pronouns , the forms awân and châkwân are translated as ' who ' and ' what ' respectively . They can form sentences with a demonstrative pronoun , with a ...
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