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SET B FIRST PERSON PRONOMINAL PREFIX

First Person is the Speaker, “I,” that is doing the action. I is always included. Dual is exactly two people, 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 B Pronominal Prefixes. Set B mainly occur with intransitive verbs, often passive like believe, emotions, or having something.

First Person, Singular:

aqu – (agw – ) before vowels, agi – before consonants.

aquetluga = aqu – pronominal prefix, etluga – yelling. aquetluga can be seen written agwehluga. aquetluga means I am yelling.

agiyosiha = agi – pronoun prefix, yosiha – hungry. agiyosiha means I am hungry.

First Person, Dual, Inclusive:

gin – before vowels, gini – before consonants.

ginetluga = gin – pronominal prefix, etluga – yelling. ginetluga means you and I are yelling. ginetluga can be seen written as ginehluga.

deginiyosiha = de – plural prefix, gini – pronoun prefix, yosiha – hungry. deginiyosiha means you and I are hungry.
Remember inclusive means including you, the person being spoken to.

First Person, Dual, Exclusive:

ogin – before vowels, ogini – before consonants.

oginetluga = ogin – pronominal prefix, etluga – yelling. oginetluga means he/she and I are yelling. oginetluga can be written oginehluga.

doginiyosiha = de – (d – ) plural prefix, ogini – pronoun prefix, yosiha – hungy. doginiyosiha means he/she and I are hungry.
Remember exclusive means not you, the person being spoken to.

First Person, Plural, Inclusive:

ig – before vowels, igi – before consonants.

igetluga = ig – pronominal prefix, etluga – yelling. igetluga means we are all yelling/all of us are yelling. igetluga can be seen written igehluga.

diginiyosiha = de – (d – ) plural prefix, igi – pronoun prefix, yosiha – hungry. diginiyosiha means we are all hungry/all of us are hungry.

First Person, Plural, Exclusive:

og – before vowels, ogi –  before consonants.

ogetluga = og – pronominal prefix. etluga – yelling. ogetluga means they and I are yelling. ogetluga can be seen written ogehluga.

dogiyosiha = de – (d – ) plural, ogi – pronoun prefix. yosiha – hungry. dogiyosiha means they and I are hungry.

The plural prefix must be used with the non-singular forms of to be hungry and to be thirsty. Otherwise you indicate there is only one single stomach is being shared