In this Chapter we'll look at the S-Group and Sa-Group in the last 7
Stem Classes.
24.1. The S-Group
The S-Group of Pronominal Prefixes take the following forms:
Æ
E sË
wË Ö/U
I
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s- | s-
s- s- s-
s- s-
hehs- | hehs- hehs- hehs-
hehs- hehs- hehs-
As the table shows, both of these prefixes keep the same form throught
all 7 of these Stem Classes.
For example:
sæya'tahkwa' ::
you tease it
hehsæya'tahkwa' :: you tease him
24.2. The Sa-Group
The Sa-Group of Pronominal Prefixes take the following forms:
Æ
E sË wË
Ö/U I
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sa- | sæ-
s- s- s-
sa- së-
esa- | esæ- es-
es- es- esa- esë-
hösa- | hösæ- hös-
hös- hös- hösa- hösë-
We can note the following patterns:
* All the prefixes end in -sæ- in the Æ-Stem forms.
* All the prefixes end in -s- in the E-Stem, Strong
Ë-Stem and Weak Ë-
Stem forms.
* All the prefixes end in -sa- in the Ö/U-Stem
form. The initial -ö-
or -u- of the Verb Base does not drop
out when these prefixes are
added.
* All the prefixes end in -së- in the I-Stem forms.
The initial -i-
of the Verb Base drops out and is replaced
by the -ë- of the
prefix.
For example:
sææya'tahkwa' ::
it teases you
esææya'tahkwa' :: she
teases you
hösææya'tahkwa' :: they
tease you