PERSONAL PRONOUNS.
Sing. Pl.
1st. p.—Neen or nin, I, ( Ne-naw-wind, (mult.), We.
( Ke-naw-wind,) We.
2d p.—Keen or kin, Thou or you, Ke-naw-waw, You.
3d p.—Ween or win, He or she, We-naw-waw, They.
When these personal pronouns are connected with other words, or when they become subjects or objects of verbs, the first syllable only is used, or pronounced. In the third person of verbs the pronoun is entirely omitted.
Sing. Pl.
Ne wob, I see, Ne wob-me, We see.
Ke wob, You see, Ke wob-em, You see.
Wo-be, He or she sees, Wo-be-wog, They see.
The whole pronoun is sometimes used when the emphatic or intensive form is desired, as,
Sing.—Neen-ne wob, I myself see.
Keen-ke wob, You yourself see.
Ween wo-be, He himself, or she herself sees.
Pl.—Ne-naw-wind ne-wob-me, We ourselves see.
Ke-naw-waw ke-wob-em, You yourself see.
We-naw-waw wo-be-wog, They themselves see.