2.17: Grammar - "And I, And you, etc."

Just as 'un'so' can mean "and you", we have similar expressions for "and I", and so on.


Lhxilush tsun tse' nuso' t'ilum. "I will stand up and sing."
Lhxilush ch tse' 'un'so' t'ilum. "You will stand up and sing."
Lhxilush tst tse' so' t'ilumtst. "We will stand up and sing."
Lhxilush tseep tse' 'un'so' t'ilum. "You (pl.) will stand up and sing."
Lhxilush tse' so' t'ilums. "He / she will stand up and sing."


When these are used with ni' (often with a past tense interpretation, as in the Reading Lesson) they are as follows. Ni' 'o' is contracted to no' or niw' (pronunciation varies).


Ni' tsun lhxilush nusno' t'ilum. "I stood up and sang."
Ni' 'u ch lhxilush 'un'sno' t'ilum? "Did you stand up and sing?"
Ni' tst lhxilush sutst 'o' t'ilum. "We stood up and sang."
Ni' 'u tseep lhxilush 'un'sno' t'ilum? "Did you (pl.) stand up and sing?"
Ni' lhxilush sus 'o' t'ilum. "He / she stood up and sang."