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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS.
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Plural.

DATIVE.

Instead of no: instead of vo: instead of lor:
ne or ni. vĕ or vi. le or li.

ACCUSATIVE.

Instead of pe noĭ: instead of pe voĭ: instead of pe eĭ or ele:
ne.

 
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-ĭ.
ĭ-, or le,
iĭ.

Both forms of the personal pronouns are often used in one and the same sentence.

Imĭ trebue mie, ‘I want.’
Mie-mĭ trebue, ‘I want.’
Imĭ spune, ‘He tells me.’
Imĭ spune mie, ‘He tells me.’
Mie-mĭ spune, ‘He tells me.’
Te rog dă-mi-l mie, ‘I beseech thee to give it me.’
Te rog dă-mi-l, ‘I beseech thee to give it me.’
Dă-mi-o, ‘Give it me’ (if the object is fem.).
Dă-mi-o mie, ‘Give it me.’

The Reflexive Pronouns.

These are formed by adding to the personal pronouns the word însu, însa, ‘self,’ followed by the abbreviated dative of the corresponding person:

Masculine.

Eŭ însu-mĭ, ‘I myself.’ noĭ înṣi-ne,
tu însu-ṭi, voĭ înṣi-vĕ,
el însu-ṣĭ, eĭ înṣi-ṣĭ.