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More Common Person Pronominal Prefixes

I (1st person singular subject) + she/he (3rd person singular animate object)

tsi – (ji -) before consonants tsiy – (jiy -) before vowels

tsiwadvhidoha (jiwadvhidoha) = tsi – person pronoun wadvhidoha – visiting. tsiwadvhidoha means I am visiting him/her.

tsiyoseha (jiyoseha) = tsiy – person pronoun oseha – saying (speaking, talking) tsiyoseha means I am speaking to him/her.

You (2nd person singular subject) + she/he (3rd person singular animate object)

hi – before consonants hiy – before vowels

hi(h)wadvhidoha = hi – person pronoun wadvhidoa – visiting hi(h)wadvhidoha means you are visiting him/her. Notice there is an aspiration before the WA syllable.

hiyoseha = hiy – person pronominal prefix oseha – saying (speaking, talking) hiyoseha means you are speaking to him/her.

She/he (3rd person singular subject) + she/he (3rd person singular animate object)

Notice it can be Set A or Set B forms:

a – or ga – before consonants g – before vowels

a(h)wadvhidoha = a – person pronominal prefix wadvhidoha = visiting a(h)wadvhidoha means she/he is visiting him/her. Notice the aspiration before WA syllable.

goseha = g – person pronoun oseha – saying (speaking, talking) goseha means he/she is speaking to him/her.

They (3rd person plural subject) + she/he (3rd person singular animate object)

Notice it can be Set A or Set B forms:

ani – before consonants an – before vowels

ani(h)wadvhidoha = ani – pronoun prefix wadvhidoha – visiting ani(h)wadvhidoha means they are visiting him/her. Notice the aspiration before the WA syllable.

anoseha = an – pronominal prefix oseha – saying (speaking, talking) anoseha means they are speaking to him/her.

We all (1st person plural inclusive subject) + she/he (3rd person singular animate object)

ed – before vowels edi – before consonants

edi(h)wadvhidoha = edi – person pronominal prefix wadvhidoha – visiting edi(h)wadvhidoha means we all are visiting him/her. Notice the aspiration before WA syllable.

edoseha = ed – person pronoun oseha – saying (speaking, talking) edoseha means we all are talking to him/her.

You and I (1st Person Dual Inclusive Subject) + he/she (3rd Person Singular Animate Object)

eni – before consonants / en – before vowels

eni(h)wadvhidoha = eni – pronoun prefix wadvhidoha – visiting eni(h)wadvhidoha means you and I are visiting him/her. Notice the aspiration before the WA syllable.

enoseha = en – pronoun prefix oseha – saying (speaking, talking) enoseha means you and I are speaking to him/her.

He/she and I (1st Person Dual Exclusive Subject) + he/she (3rd Person Singular Animate Object)

osdi – before consonants / osd – before vowels

Can be either Set A or Set B Forms
osdi(h)wadvhidoha = osdi – pronoun prefix wadvhidoha – visiting osdi(h)wadvhidoha means she/he and I are visiting him/her. Notice the aspiration before the WA syllable.

osdoseha = osd – pronoun prefix oseha – saying (speaking, talking) osdoseha means she/he and I are speaking to him/her.

They and I (1st Person Plural Inclusive Subject) + he/she (3rd Person Singular Animate Object)

Can be either Set A or Set B Forms

otsi – (oji – ) before consonants / ots – (oj – ) before vowels

otsi(h)wadvhidoha = otsi – pronoun prefix wadvhidoha – visiting otsi(h)wadvhidoha means They and I are visiting him/her. Notice the aspiration before the WA syllable. It can also be seen as oji(h)wadvhidoha

otsoseha = ots – pronoun prefix oseha – saying (speaking, talking) otsoseha means They and I are speaking to him/her. It can also be seen as ojoseha.

You two (2nd Person Dual Subject) + he/she (3rd Person Singular Animate Object)

esdi – before consonants / esd – before vowels

esdi(h)wadvhidoha = esdi – pronoun prefix wadvhidoha – visiting eni(h)wadvhidoha means You two are visiting him/her. Notice the aspiration before the WA syllable.

esdoseha = esd – pronoun prefix oseha – saying (speaking, talking) esdoseha means you two are speaking to him/her.

You all (2nd Person Plural Subject) + she / he (3rd Person Singular Animate Object)

etsi – (eji – ) before consonants ets – (ej – ) before vowels

etsi(h)wadvhidoha = etsi – pronoun prefix wadvhidoha – visiting etsi(h)wadvhidoha means you all are visiting him/her. Notice the aspiration before the WA syllable. It can also be seen as eji(h)wadvhidoha.

etsoseha = ets – pronoun prefix oseha – saying (speaking, talking) etsoseha means you all are speaking to him/her. It can also be seen as ejoseha.