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<\/a>Absentative Pronouns<\/h1>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u140a\u14c2\u152e \u14c5\u1426\u146f\u14bb\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naniyaa nuuhkum.<\/td>\r\nMy late grandmother.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The absentative pronoun is made up of the demonstrative pronoun \u1406<\/span> uu<\/span> or \u140a\u14d0<\/span> an<\/span> plus a suffix. The \u1406\u152e<\/span> uuyaa<\/span> set is used for living humans who are unexpectedly absent, while the \u140a\u14c2\u152e<\/span> aniyaa<\/span> set is used primarily for deceased people.<\/p>\r\n

Absentative Pronouns: Set One<\/h5>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\nProximate<\/strong><\/td>\r\nObviative<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/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\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u152e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u152e\u1426\u1473<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u1405\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
uuyaa<\/td>\r\nuyaahkaa<\/td>\r\nuyaah<\/td>\r\nuyaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Inanimate<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u152e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1426\u1473<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1426<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
aniyaa<\/td>\r\naniyaahkaa<\/td>\r\naniyaah<\/td>\r\naniyaah<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Examples:<\/p>\r\n
\u14c2\u148b\u1505\u148b\u14f0\u1450\u144e\u1427\u140b\u1424 \u140a\u14c2\u152e<\/strong> \u14c5\u1426\u146f\u14bb\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnichischisiitutiwaau aniyaa<\/strong> nuuhkum.<\/td>\r\nI remember my late grandmother.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u1404\u1511 \u1456\u14c2\u1456\u1426 \u1404\u1516\u1473 \u1403\u1528\u1426\u1456\u1424 \u140a\u14c2\u152e<\/strong> \u14c2\u144e\u1427\u140b\u1511\u1512\u14bb\u166e<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\niishi taanitaah iishaakaa iyihtaau aniyaa<\/strong> nitiwaashishiim.<\/td>\r\nI wonder where my (lost) child is?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u148b\u1505\u148b\u14f0\u1450\u144e\u1427\u140b\u1424 \u140a\u14c2\u152e<\/strong> \u1405\u1426\u146f\u14bb\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchischisiitutiwaau aniyaah<\/strong> uhkumh.<\/td>\r\nS\/he remembers his\/her late grandmother.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14c2\u14a5\u1426\u1456\u1456\u14d0 \u140a\u14c2\u152e<\/strong> \u14c2\u14a5\u14ef\u14c2\u1426\u1404\u146d\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnimihtaateaan aniyaa<\/strong> nimisinihiikin.<\/td>\r\nI miss my book. (the book is gone, lost, or burned…)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a5\u1426\u1456\u1455\u144e\u14bb \u140a\u14c2\u152e<\/strong> \u1405\u14a5\u14ef\u14c2\u1426\u1404\u146d\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmihtaatim aniyaa<\/strong> umisinihiikin.<\/td>\r\nS\/he misses his\/her book. (the book is gone, lost, or burned…)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u14a5\u1426\u1456\u144e\u1427\u1513\u1424 \u140a\u14c2\u152e<\/strong> \u1405\u1426\u1456\u1427\u1404\u1426 \u1405\u14a5\u14ef\u14c2\u1426\u1404\u146d\u14c2\u1528\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmihtaatimwaau aniyaa<\/strong> uhtaawiih umisinihiikiniyiu.<\/td>\r\nS\/he misses his\/her father’s book. (the book is gone, lost, or burned…)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

To talk about objects that just disappeared (when you expect them to be there but they are not), there is another absentative pronoun \u140b\u1405\u1427\u1473\u14c8\u152e<\/span> aaukwaanaayaa<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n
\u140b\u1405\u1427\u1473\u14c8\u152e \u14c2\u144e\u1505\u14a1\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naaukwaanaayaa\u00a0 nitisch.<\/td>\r\nMy mitten is gone!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u1405\u1427\u1473\u14c8\u152e\u1426\u1473 \u14c2\u144e\u1505\u148b\u14ef\u14a1\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naaukwaannaayaahkaa nitischisich.<\/td>\r\nMy mittens have gone!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Absentative Pronouns: Set Two<\/h5>\r\n
\u00a0<\/td>\r\nProximate<\/strong><\/td>\r\nObviative<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u00a0<\/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\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1405\u1427\u1473\u14c8\u152e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1405\u1427\u1473\u14c8\u152e\u1426\u1473<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1528\u1427\u1403\u1427\u1473\u14c8<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1528\u1427\u1403\u1427\u1473\u14c8<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
aaukwaanaayaa<\/td>\r\naaukwaannaayaahkaa<\/td>\r\naayiwikwaanaa<\/td>\r\naayiwikwaanaa<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Inanimate<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1405\u1427\u1473\u14c8\u152e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1405\u1427\u1473\u14c8\u152e\u1426\u1473<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1528\u1427\u1403\u1427\u1473\u14c8<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1528\u1427\u1403\u1427\u1473\u14c8<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
aaukwaanaayaa<\/td>\r\naaukwaannaayaahkaa<\/td>\r\naayiwikwaanaa<\/td>\r\naayiwikwaanaa<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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