In this Chapter we'll look again at the members of the Ni-Group.
They
take the following forms:
Æ E
sË wË
Ö/U I
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hni- | hni-
hn- hny- hny-
hn- hn-
shehni- | shehni- shehn- shehny-
shehny- shehn- shehn-
akni- | akni-
akn- akny- akny-
akn- akn-
shakni- | shakni- shakn- shakny-
shakny- shakn- shakn-
ökni- | ökni-
ökn- ökny- ökny-
ökn- ökn-
shökni- | shökni- shökn-
shökny- shökny- shökn-
shökn-
kni- | kni-
kn- kny- kny-
kn- kn-
hni- | hni-
hn- hny- hny-
hn- hn-
sni- | sni-
sn- sny- sny-
sn- sn-
shesni- | shesni- shesn- shesny-
shesny- shesn- shesn-
kni- | kni-
kn- kny- kny-
kn- kn-
skni- | skni-
skn- skny- skny-
skn- skn-
We can note the following patterns:
* All the prefixes end in -ni- in the Æ-Stem forms.
* All the prefixes end in -n- in the E-Stem, Ö/U-Stem,
and I-Stem
forms.
* All the prefixes end in -ny- in the Strong Ë-Stem
and Weak Ë-Stem
forms.
For example:
hniæya'tahkwa' ::
we two (incl) tease it
shehniæya'tahkwa' :: we two (incl)
tease him
akniæya'tahkwa' :: we
two (excl) tease it
shakniæya'tahkwa' :: we two (excl)
tease him
ökniæya'tahkwa' ::
it teases us both
shökniæya'tahkwa' :: he teases
us both
kniæya'tahkwa' ::
they both (f) tease it
hniæya'tahkwa' ::
they both (m) tease it
sniæya'tahkwa' ::
you two tease it
it teases you both
shesniæya'tahkwa' :: he teases you
both
you two tease him
kniæya'tahkwa' ::
I tease you both
we two tease you
we two tease you both
skniæya'tahkwa' :: you
both tease me
you tease us both
you two tease us both