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Heikachi koro guru, " a nurse." Toi-chisei kotcha guru, "pit- dwellers" or "persons living in earth houses" kotcha being a plural form of koro.

Sometimes a-koro is used instead of chi koro, but not often ; When there is no likelihood of ambiguity, the word koro is dropped. e.g. :—

SINGULAR.	PLURAL.
Ku michi, " my father."	Chi uni, " our home."
E habo, " thy mother."	Echi ottena, " your chief."

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§ IV. THE RELATIVE PRONOUNS.

The relative pronouns may be expressed in the following manner:—

(a.) With the words sekoro, ani or ari thus:—

Ainu sekoro aye utara, “the people who are called Ainu.”

Yuk ani aye chikokip, “the animals called deer.”

Shirau ari aye kikiri, “the insects called gadflies.

(b.) With the verb used attributively ; e.g.:—

A-raige-guru, “the person who was killed” (lit. the killed person).

Ainu raige guru, “the person who killed a man” (lit. the person killing man).

Umma o guru, “the person who rides the horse” (lit. the horse riding person).

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§ V. THE INDEFINITE PRONOUNS.

The Indefinite Pronouns are as follows:—

Nen neyakka, Nen nen neyakka, Nen ne kuru ka,

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“Anyone,” “everyone,” “whosoever.”

Nep neyakka, Nep nep neyakka,

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“Either,” “whatever,” “whichever.”

Nepka, “something.”

Nenka, “someone.”