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<\/a>Focus Pronouns<\/h1>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0 \u1489\u1427\u1473\u14d0 \u1473 \u14c2\u1455\u1427\u1401\u1528\u1426\u1455\u14ab\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukun<\/strong> chekwaan kaa nituweyihtamaan.<\/td>\r\nThat’s the thing I wanted.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0<\/span> eukun<\/span> in the sentence above is called a focus pronoun. It is used to indicate who or what is most important at a certain moment.<\/p>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nProximate<\/strong><\/td>\r\nObviative<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\nsingular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nplural<\/strong><\/td>\r\nsingular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nplural<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Animate<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukun<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14c2\u14a1<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukunich<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14c2\u152b<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukuniyuu<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14c2\u152b\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukuniyuuh<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Inanimate<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukun<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukunh<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14c2\u152b<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukuniyuu<\/em><\/td>\r\n\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukunh<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Examples:<\/p>\r\n
\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0 \u1473 \u14c2\u1455\u1427\u1401\u1528\u14aa\u1483\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukun<\/strong> kaa nitaweyimak.<\/td>\r\nThat’s the one I wanted.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0 \u140a\u14d0 \u1473 \u14c2\u1455\u1427\u1401\u1528\u14aa\u1483\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukun<\/strong> an kaa nitaweyimak.<\/td>\r\nThat’s the one I wanted.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0 \u140a\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukun<\/strong> an.<\/td>\r\nThat ‘s the one!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0 \u140a\u1427\u1401\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukun<\/strong> awen.<\/td>\r\nThat ‘s the one!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14c2\u152b\u1426 \u1489\u1427\u1473\u152b\u1426 \u1473 \u14c2\u1455\u1427\u1401\u1528\u1426\u1455\u1426\u1483\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukuniyuuh<\/strong> chekwaayuuh kaa nitaweyihtahk.<\/td>\r\nThose are the things he wanted<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Examples from Hard Times:<\/p>\r\n
\u140a\u1427\u1401\u14d0 \u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0 \u140a\u14d0 Johnny \u1427\u1401\u1455\u1426\u1450\u1426\u1403\u1528\u14a5\u1426\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nawen eukun<\/strong> an Johnny wetahtuhiyimiht.<\/td>\r\nHere was Johnny who arrived-by-boat to us.<\/span> (1446)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0\u1426 \u140a\u14c2\u152b\u1426 \u142f\u1439\u1427\u1404\u1489\u1427\u140b\u1466\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukunh<\/strong> aniyuuh pepaawiichewaat.<\/td>\r\nThose were the ones he goes around with.<\/span> (1016)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

\u1401\u1405\u1484<\/span> eukw<\/span> is a shorter, uninflected form of \u1401\u1405\u146f\u14d0<\/span> eukun<\/span>. (see focus particles)<\/p>\r\n
\u1401\u1405\u1484 \u140a\u14c2\u152b\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukw<\/strong> aniyuu.<\/td>\r\nThat’s the one.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1401\u1405\u1484 \u140a\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukw<\/strong> an.<\/td>\r\nThat’s the one.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1401\u1405\u1484 \u140a\u14d0 \u1473 \u14c2\u1455\u1427\u1401\u1528\u14aa\u1483\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\neukw<\/strong> an kaa nitaweyimak.<\/td>\r\nThat’s the one I wanted.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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