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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
ni:—occurs elsewhere.
ni:—u > (R. 12)
ni:yu
  ‘you’ Sg.
 
Third person (Reflexive)
{ta:n—}4 tan—, ta:n—
tan—occurs before the case markers or the plural marker followed by the case marker.
tan-e > (R. 16)
tanne
  'self '(Sg, Acc)
tan-a > (R. 16)
tanna
  'self' Sg. (Gen)
tan-ku > (R. 18)
tana:ku
  'self' Sg. (Dat)
tan-ga-e >  
tangale
  'self' P1. (Acc)
tan-ga-a >  
tangaa
  'self' P1. (Gen)
tan-ga-ku > (R. 24)
tangauku
  'self' P1. (Dat)
 
ta:n—occurs elsewhere.
ta:n- > (R. 24)
ta:nu
  ‘self' Sg.
ta:n-ga- > (R. 24)
ta:ngau
  ‘self' P1.
 
By suffixing the plural marker -ga to the singular stem, the plural form of the third person (Reflexive) is arrived at.
 
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