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the referent is within the range of vision of the
speaker or not. The reference is more to the knowledge
of the speaker as to whether the referent is in
his range of vision rather than the physical presence
of the referent. The distinction is lexical.
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Number Reference :
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The
number inflexion gives two types of pronouns, as in
the case of nouns, viz., singular and plural. The
first person plural is exclusive and indicates a grouping
of the speaker with one or more of the rest other
than the person addressed to. Other persons in plural
indicate that more than one person is addressed to
or more than one person is referred to. The plurals
of the first and the second persons are lexical. Plural
inflexion to the third person is by suffixation. The
plural suffix /-lą /
is added to the singular pronouns.
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The
pronominal system incorporating all the above criteria
gives rise to twelve personal pronouns. The system
is given in the diagram 2.1.4.1.A.
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A.
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hį
n
nyś
įnč
wé
wélą
h
hlą
cyį
cyįlą
é
élą
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Interrogative
Pronouns :
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These
pronouns replace the nouns and adverbs in interrogative
sentences. The stem formation shows three stages.
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