Singular: (1) _nau_. (2) _oe_. (3) _a_.
Plural:
Inclusive: (1) _gia_, _golu_.
Exclusive: (1) _gami_, _gamelu_. (2) _gamu_, _gamolu_.
(3) _gera_, _da_, _dalu_.
Dual:
Inclusive: (1) _goro_.
Exclusive: (1) _gamere_. (2) _gamoro_. (3) _daro_.
1. Examples of usage are, _gera saegera sui_ they were all summoned,
_nia lea fonosia_ he went to get it. A second object of the verb
always appears in the suffixed pronoun singular and plural third:
_gu langi si adasia na ola_ I did not see a canoe, _gera gutafigera
na mwane gi_ they persecuted the men. All prepositions governing
nouns have the pronoun suffixed as an anticipatory object in
agreement with the noun: _gera lea fonosia fera_ they went to harm
the land, _fafia si doo_ concerning the matter.
2. The verb _dori_ (to wish) has the pronoun suffixed where in Sa'a
none would be used: _nia langi si doria gwou ana_ he would not drink
(it) of it.
3. To _taifili_ (alone) the pronouns are suffixed: _te taifilia_ he
alone, _taifiligera_ they alone.
C. PRONOUNS SUFFIXED TO NOUNS OR TO VERBAL NOUNS USED AS
PREPOSITIONS.
Singular: (1) _gu_. (2) _mu_. (3) _na_.
Plural:
Inclusive: (1) _gia_, _golu_.
Exclusive: (1) _gami_, _gamelu_. (2) _gamu_, _gamolu_. (3) _gera_,
_da_, _dalu_.
Dual:
Inclusive: (1) _goro_.
Exclusive: (1) _gamere_. (2) _gamoro_. (3) _dar
1. These are the pronouns denoting possession and they are suffixed
to a certain class of nouns only, those which denote names of parts
of the body, or of family relationship, or of things in close
relationship to the possessor. In all other cases possession is
denoted by the use of the ordinary personal pronouns.
2. When things and not persons are in question _ni_ is used in place
of _da_ in plural third: _lea alua i fulini_ go and put them in
their places.
3. Of the plural forms those ending in _lu_ denote a restriction in
the number of the persons concerned.
4. These pronouns are also suffixed to the preposition _fua_ to,
used as a dative, to _afuta_ all, and to certain other words which
show a noun termination but which have no independent existence as
nouns: _otofa_ concerning, _oofa_ approaching to, enceinte, _sie_,
at the house of (in the vocabulary all such words are followed by a
hyphen); also to _mara_ of one's own accord, alone, _te taifilia
marana_ he alone; also to the verb _too_ to hit, _toogu_, _toona_,
hit me, etc.