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70. 'Etnha neu-jak?
Where 2r-go
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' Where are you going?'
71. 'Oh teubiet sikula ka-woe laju u rumoh.
When go out school 2y-come back soon to house
'Please come home soon after school.'
72. Mantbng seu?i-lon.
Still not feeling well-1
'I am still not feeling well.'
Unlike the pronominal clitics of third person subjects,
each form of pronominal clitics of first and second person
subject, except ta-/-teuh 'line' or ' 2 yr'' has only one
reference. Therefore, no ambiguity results when the subject
is omitted from the sentence, neu- '2r' in (70) refers only
to the pronoun droeneuh 'you-, ka- '2y' in (71) refers only
to k__i 'youy,' and -lon '1' in (72) refers only to lon 'I.'
IS - and -teuh are ambiguous only when the speaker and the
person he/she is talking to is addressed with gata 'youyr.'
In such a situation, the full forms of pronouns may
sometimes need to be repeated.
Pronominal clitics of third person subjects always have
more than one reference unless clearly defined by the
context. For this reason, third person subjects cannot be
omitted as easily as those of first and second person. They
can only be omitted in clear context, such as prior mention,
by pointing at the subjects, etc. In conversations and