Ex. na kuku nu inditsi, I will give thee tobacco; na un’ adatsi, I will strike him; ya di ong’ ando, you two are beside us.
When used before the imperative of the verb indi, to give, na becomes ne.
Ex. ne i, ne inde, give me.
2. The forms nave and ove are rarely used. The commonest use is with the words ete, to say, ende, also.
Ex. nav’ elete, I said; ov’ elete, he said; nav’ ende, nov’ ende, ov’ ende, I also, thou also, he also.
3. The forms nani, nuni, etc., are employed when the verb is understood, or to indicate opposition or emphasis.
Ex. da gatsi? dini; who will go? we (will); nuni kakape ta, nani kakava, you are weak, but I am strong; nani a baibe, I am a great man.
4. The dual is generally observed by the natives. Adjectives used with the dual pronoun take the singular form.
Ex. dani sosonga, we (are) idle,
5. The dual is often employed with two subjects one of which is plural.