When
pronouns are used as the object of the sentence agentive
or nominative markers are not added.
Examples
-n
n
hùà-là
I-nom
you
see-present
I see you
In the above example, n¢
is the object hence does not take the nominative marked
as it is in the accusative case which is unmarked.
3.9.1.2. Demonstrative Pronouns :
The system of demonstrative pronouns in Lotha distinguishes
for two kinds of spatial distance (1) speaker proximate
demonstrative pronoun which refers to objects that are near
to the speaker (2) Remote demonstrative pronoun which refers
to objects that are away from the speaker, they may be visible
or not visible but known. Demonstrative pronouns are sá
‘this’ (proximate demonstrative pronoun) and c
‘that’ (remote demonstrative pronoun). These are free forms.
Examples
1. pnóy
sá
teacher
this
this teacher
2. pnóy
c
teacher
that
that teacher
If the number marker occurs with the demonstrative pronouns
it is added in the end.
Examples
1. pnóy
sá-á
teacher
this-pl
these teachers
2. pnóy
c-á
teacher
that-pl
those teachers
sá
and c
are demonstrative pronouns but function like demonstrative
adjectives as shown in the above examples.
These pronouns are formed by the addition of the suffix
-pp
meaning ‘self’ to any pronoun. This reflexive suffix -pp
is added only to the pronoun and not to the nouns.
Examples
1.
pp
I myself
n
pp
you yourself
pp
we ourselves
mpp
he himself
npp
she herself
2.
jhn
nlhì
c
mpp
tsh
-chò
John-nom
work the he self do-past
Jonn
did the work himself.
In the above examples, it can be noticed that the suffix
-pp
is added only to the pronoun and not to the noun. When the
reflexive suffix occurs with the third person pronoun the
first syllable of the suffix is dropped.
-n
à-là
chò
- ‘who - whose’ whom, what’
móy
- ‘which’
p
