Chapter 19: The Hi-Group

In this Chapter we will look at the 3 members of the Hi-Group.

   akhi-  ::  we (excl) do something to her
                we (excl) do something to them
   ethi-  ::  we (incl) do something to her
                we (incl) do something to them
   ökhi-  ::  she does something to us
                they do something to us

The forms that these prefixes take with the five Stem Classes we have
seen is shown in the table below.

            C       X       L       LX       A
   -----------------------------------------------
   akhi- | akhi-   akhi-   akhí-   akhí-   akhiy-
   ethi- | ethi-   ethi-   ethí-   ethí-   ethiy-
   ökhi- | ökhi-   ökhi-   ökhí-   ökhí-   ökhiy-

We can note the following patterns:

   * All prefixes end in -hi- in the C-Stem and X-Stem forms.

   * All prefixes end in -hí- in the L-Stem and LX-Stem forms.

   * All prefixes end in -hiy- in the A-Stem form.

The prefixes akhi- and ethi- both have two meanings: "we do something to
her" or "we do something to them," where "them" can be either dual or
plural, masculine or feminine. The prefix akhi- is used when "we" is
meant to include the hearer(s), and ethi- is used when "we" is meant to
exclude the hearer(s). In both cases, the "we" can be either dual or
plural.

   akhiyatënö'ös  ::  we (incl) are watching over her
                      we (incl) are watching over them (m/f)

   ethiyatënö'ös  ::  we (excl) are watching over her
                      we (excl) are watching over them (m/f)

The prefix ökhi- also has two meanings: "she does something to us" or
"they do something to us", where "they" can be either dual or plural,
masculine or feminine, and where "us" (in both cases) can be either
inclusive or exclusive, and either dual or plural.

   ökhiyatënö'ös  ::  she is watching over us (incl/excl)
                      they (m/f) are watching over us (incl/excl)



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