Part 2 (2/2)

Exclusive: (1) _gamere_. (2) _gamoro_. (3) _daro_.

1. Examples of usage are, _gera saegera sui_ they were all summoned, _nia lea fonosia_ he went to get it. A second object of the verb always appears in the suffixed p.r.o.noun singular and plural third: _gu langi si adasia na ola_ I did not see a canoe, _gera gutafigera na mwane gi_ they persecuted the men. All prepositions governing nouns have the p.r.o.noun suffixed as an antic.i.p.atory object in agreement with the noun: _gera lea fonosia fera_ they went to harm the land, _fafia si doo_ concerning the matter.

2. The verb _dori_ (to wish) has the p.r.o.noun suffixed where in Sa'a none would be used: _nia langi si doria gwou ana_ he would not drink (it) of it.

3. To _taifili_ (alone) the p.r.o.nouns are suffixed: _te taifilia_ he alone, _taifiligera_ they alone.

C. p.r.o.nOUNS SUFFIXED TO NOUNS OR TO VERBAL NOUNS USED AS PREPOSITIONS.

Singular: (1) _gu_. (2) _mu_. (3) _na_.

Plural: Inclusive: (1) _gia_, _golu_.

Exclusive: (1) _gami_, _gamelu_. (2) _gamu_, _gamolu_. (3) _gera_, _da_, _dalu_.

Dual: Inclusive: (1) _goro_.

Exclusive: (1) _gamere_. (2) _gamoro_. (3) _dar

1. These are the p.r.o.nouns denoting possession and they are suffixed to a certain cla.s.s of nouns only, those which denote names of parts of the body, or of family relations.h.i.+p, or of things in close relations.h.i.+p to the possessor. In all other cases possession is denoted by the use of the ordinary personal p.r.o.nouns.

2. When things and not persons are in question _ni_ is used in place of _da_ in plural third: _lea alua i fulini_ go and put them in their places.

3. Of the plural forms those ending in _lu_ denote a restriction in the number of the persons concerned.

4. These p.r.o.nouns are also suffixed to the preposition _fua_ to, used as a dative, to _afuta_ all, and to certain other words which show a noun termination but which have no independent existence as nouns: _otofa_ concerning, _oofa_ approaching to, enceinte, _sie_, at the house of (in the vocabulary all such words are followed by a hyphen); also to _mara_ of one's own accord, alone, _te taifilia marana_ he alone; also to the verb _too_ to hit, _toogu_, _toona_, hit me, etc.

DEMONSTRATIVE p.r.o.nOUNS.

These are _na_, _ne_, this; _nena_, _nana_, _nane_, that.

1. These all follow a noun or a p.r.o.noun: _a mwela ne_ this person, _nia nana_ that is it.

2. _Na_ is added after the negative _langi_: _langi na no_, not that; and after _sui_ finished: _sui na_ that is finished.

3. _Go_ an adverb, there, is used as a demonstrative: _tefe doo go ana_ only one thing, _inau go agu_ I for my part; _ne_ may be added, _gone_ that, _inia gone_ that is so. _Ba_ means that, there: _diena ba_ good! _bago_ is used following a noun or a p.r.o.noun: _a doo bago_ that person there.

INTERROGATIVE p.r.o.nOUNS.

1. The words used are _ati_, who; _taa, tafa_, what. The personal article _a_ makes _ati_ who, singular, _gerati_ plural. Both _ti_ and _taa_ are nouns. The adverb _ba_ may be added to _ati_ for the purpose of emphasis: _ati ba_ who? _Ti_ stands for the name of the person and _ati_ means, what is the name? _ati mwane_ what man? The demonstrative _ne_ may be added for emphasis: _ati ne_ who is it then? _Ati_ has also an indefinite use: _ati susulia_ who knows?

2. With _taa_, _tafa_, the definite article _si_ may be used: _si taa_ what, that which, _taa_ may follow the noun, _ta si doo taa_ what sort of thing? _si doo taa ne_ what? The adverb _fai_ (where) may be used as an interrogative p.r.o.noun: _nifai_ which, what?

INDEFINITE p.r.o.nOUNS.

The uses of _ta_, _te__, have been dealt with under ”articles.”

These two words are used as signifying, any, some, other.

The noun _sai_ place, thing, has an indefinite use: _sai ai_ that which, what, _sai na_ that which, _ta sai ai_, one, another (of things), _sai oe_ your place, your duty, _tani oto ni sai ai_ some people. (The Rev. A. I. Hopkins states in a note that _sai_ in Lau is used of food only).

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