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80 TELOOGOO GRAMMAR.

INTERROGATIVE.

Singular. M. G. I). Ace. Ab. N. G. wh')? which.? of whom 9 which ? C !0 whom ? which ? ...in frc. whom ? which? M. S F. Plural. N. '..who? which? ..... of whom ? which ? to whom? which? whom? which? Ace. 58$ Ab. ^S^9.. e -^

269 Instead of <&&, the word ^3S^ which follows the rules for the first declension, is often used, in the singular, to denote a female.

270 The initial <^ & <^ of the interrogative pronoun is constantly converted, in the common dialect, into 3 & o^ 3 ".

271 In the common dialect, ><3> - -F>%> and c*5oS5 <& are used, in the singular number of the definite pronouns, instead of & 7T and *ti$pi except in the accusative, which is made to terminate in P^ instead of ^.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS.

272 ' As the pronouns of this class refer to a number of objects, they have no singular, but are all of the plural number.

COLLECTIVES.

M. Sf F. N. N. ^oSeso ........................ ^<0^ ............... so many. G. ^oe . ^o&fcB 3cx>_?f ..Sp^OS . q$.C&'Sx>g_ ... of po many. D. ^oSeBi .......... /. ........ --.^^^5^^ ......... to so many' Ace. S?oeB$ ................. . ...... S?^C^ ......... 50 w W y. Ab. 2?oSe,.<Lr* . ^^ -^..^^C^,,.f^ . ~$L$ . S^...in frc. so many.