The words ᎯᎠ (this/these) and ᎥᏍᎩᎾ (that/those) can also be used to indicate “he”, “him”, “she”, “her”, “they”, or “them” when context makes it clear that a human or animate being is being referred to:
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- ᎢᏴᎢ, ᎢᏴ
[ị²yv⁴ɂi, ị²yv⁴] “… that time… that is when… that place… that area…”
The word “ᎢᏴᎢ” is used to refer to the “when” of an event or the “where” of an event.
From Verb Stem to Final Position.
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ᎠᏆᏤᎵ
“Mine. (It.)”- ᏗᏆᏤᎵ
“Mine. (Them.)”
- ᏗᏆᏤᎵ
-
ᏣᏤᎵ
“Your ones. (It.)”- ᏗᏣᏤᎵ
“Your ones. (Them.)”
- ᏗᏣᏤᎵ
-
ᎠᏋᏒ
“Myself.” -
ᏨᏒ
“Thyself.” -
ᎤᏩᏒ
“Himself.” -
ᎩᏅᏒ
“Ourselves. (Your one self and myself.)”
The following shows the final suffixes -vgi, -vi, -v, -ei as they were used in 1844. Even though it is not reflected in a lot of modern teaching materials, there are communities which still use the -ᎥᎩ suffix.