Position 2: Personal Subject Pronouns  (inflectional)

These are pronouns which identify individuals present in the speech situation.

     esh  =     I (first person singular, the speaker)

     sh          I used at the beginning of a word or if a vowel precedes this position.

     s             I, used at the beginning of the word when a back velar follows this position (i.e. to eliminate a double h)

     ni      =      you (second person singular, one listener)

     n               when at the start of a word

     i              when preceded by a consonant and vowel

     eh     =     you (second person plural, several listeners)

     e             `h' is deleted before `l' and `?'

     h             when `ghe' precedes `eh' the `e' is deleted

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