
Set A Subject Pronoun Prefixes occur with intransitive verbs, generally speaking all verbs of action will often be Set A.
First Person, Singular:
g – before vowels, tsi – (ji – ) before consonants.
tsiwoniha = tsi – pronominal prefix, woniha – speaking. tsiwoniha can be seen written jiwoniha. tsiwoniha means I am speaking
gega = g – pronoun prefix, ega – go. ega means I am going/I go.
First Person, Dual, Inclusive:
in – before vowels, ini – before consonants.
iniwoniha = ini – pronominal prefix, woniha – speaking. iniwoniha means you and I are speaking.
inega = in – pronoun prefix, ega – go. inega means you and I are going/you and I go.
Remember inclusive means including you, the person being spoken to.
First Person, Dual, Exclusive:
osd – before vowels, osdi – before consonants.
osdiwoniha = osdi – pronominal prefix, woniha – speaking. osdiwoniha means he/she and I are speaking.
osdega = osd – pronoun prefix, ega – go. osdega means he/she and I are going/he/she and I go.
Remember exclusive means not you, the person being spoken to.
First Person, Plural, Inclusive:
id – before vowels, idi – before consonants.
idiwoniha = idi – pronominal prefix, woniha – speaking. idiwoniha means we are all speaking/all of us are speaking.
idega = id – pronoun prefix, ega – go. idega means we are all going/all of us are going.
First Person, Plural, Exclusive:
ots – (oj – ) before vowels, otsi – (oji – ) before consonants.
otsiwoniha = otsi – pronominal prefix. woniha – speaking. otsiwoniha means they and I are speaking. otsiwoniha can be seen written ojiwoniha.
otsega = ots – pronoun prefix. ega – go. otsega means they and I are going/they and I go. otsega can be seen written ojega.
Before I give you some verbs for you to try to place Set A pronominal prefixes on remember…..this is only First Person Set A Prefixes. First Person is the Speaker, “I,” that is doing the action. I is always included. Dual is exactly two people. For the purposes of this lesson, Dual is I and one other person doing the action. It could be inclusive (including you, the person being spoken to) or exclusive (he/she, but NOT you, the person being spoken to). Plural is three or more people performing the action. Inclusive and exclusive are included in First Person Plural Set A Pronoun Prefixes.
Try to put these action verbs in context using Set A First Person Pronoun Prefixes:
dayasdiha – stretch danasini – crawl
litadega – jump ʔi – walk
nelohvsga – play dawoʔs – swim/bathe
gow(a)(h)tiha – see tli – run