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Adjectively. Mot e fat obik, My mother and father.

Pronominally. Löfob flenis obik e olikis, I love my friends and yours.

(See note 3, page 14.)

(c) Interrogative.

Masc. $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Kim?	fem. $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	kif?	neut. $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	kis? (pronom. and adj.)
	Kiom?		kiof?		Kios? (pronominal only.)

Examples.

Kim

Kif binol? Who are you?

Kis binos? What is it?

Kiom flenas obik binom malädik? Which of my friends is sick?

Kiofi lädas ekidols? Which of the ladies have you kissed?

Podi kiom efidom? Which apple has he eaten?

Jipuli kiof löfom? Which girl does he love?

Labom vabis kil; kiomi desidol? He has three carriages; which do you wish?

(It will be seen that, when used adjectively, these follow the nouns and are not declined.)

(d) Relative.

Kel, Who or which (used for all genders).

Kelof, Who or which (feminine form, when necessary for clearness).

Kelom, Who or which (masculine form, when necessary for clearness).

Kelos, That (neuter only).

{{c|(These are declined. See page 34.)

(e) Demonstrative.

At, This; the latter	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ used adjectively.
Et, That; the former
Atos, This; the latter	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ used substantively.
Etos, That; the former
It, self: ot, same: ut, the one: som, such.

(See note 5, page 14.)

As adjectives these follow their nouns and are not declined. As pronouns they are declined. Ut replaces a noun and is declined; thus—

These houses are those (the ones) of his wife, Doms at binoms uts jimatela omik.