Chapter 24: The S-Group and the Sa-Group

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
   -----------------------------------------------------
   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
   --------------------------------------------------
   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



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