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<\/a>Focus Pronouns<\/h1>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u140b\u152a\u1427\u1403\u146f\u14d0\u1426 \u1405\u152e\u1528\u1424\u1426 \u1473 \u1427\u1403\u14c2\u1426\u140b\u1466 \u1405\u146d\u1505\u1484\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naayuwikunh uyaayiuh kaa winihaat ukiskwh.<\/td>\r\nThese are her\/his arrows that s\/he lost.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

\u140b\u152a\u1427\u1403\u146f\u14d0\u1426<\/span> aayuwikunh<\/span> in the sentence above is called a focus pronoun. It can be used alone, with a demonstrative pronoun or with a noun.<\/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\u140b\u1405\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naaukw<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1405\u146f\u14c2\u14a1<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naaukunich<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u152a\u1427\u1403\u146f\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naayuwikunh<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u152a\u1427\u1403\u146f\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naayuwikunh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Inanimate<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1405\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naaukw<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1405\u146f\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naaukunh<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u152a\u1427\u1403\u1484<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naayuwikw<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u152a\u1427\u1403\u146f\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naayuwikunh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Examples:<\/p>\r\n
\u140b\u1405\u1484<\/strong> \u140a\u14d0 \u14c2\u1473\u1427\u1404\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naaukw<\/strong> an nikaawii.<\/td>\r\nThat is my mother.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u152a\u1427\u1403\u146f\u14d0\u1426<\/strong> \u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1426 \u1405\u1473\u1427\u1404\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naayuwikunh<\/strong> aniyaah ukaawiih.<\/td>\r\nThat is his\/her mother.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u1405\u146f\u14c2\u14a1<\/strong> \u140a\u14c2\u148c \u14c2\u1456\u14a5\u14a1\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naaukunich <\/strong>anichii nitaamich.<\/td>\r\nThose are my dogs.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u152a\u1427\u1403\u146f\u14d0\u1426<\/strong> \u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1426 \u1405\u1456\u14bb\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naayuwikunh<\/strong> aniyaah utaamh.<\/td>\r\nThose are his dogs.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\u140b\u152a\u1427\u1403\u146f\u14d0\u1426<\/strong> \u140a\u14c2\u152e\u1426 \u1473 \u14c2\u144e\u1427\u140b\u1528\u1426\u144e\u1426\u1483\u166e<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\n aayuwikunh<\/strong> aniyaah kaa nitiwaayihtihk.<\/td>\r\nThose are the things he wanted<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

There is also a focus particle \u140b\u1405\u1484<\/span> aaukw<\/span> (see focus particles)<\/p>\r\n

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