An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo

sU pI no[q ya lonq xa lonq fnq knq et] na
You brothers do not quarrel among yourselves
sU cw in addressing superiors by inferiors.
sU cw ma n[q tI vj
Come thee and sit here.
Third person
mnq is the general term for third person singular number
mnq m; k;
He came.
mnq cw is a respectable term used by inferiors for superiors
cw sM eka dj [inq xoM epa mnq cw el]
Chao Sam heard what his father said
x] in addressing equals or inferiors
x] ma tI nj
They came to this place.
x] cw in addressing persons of rank
x] cwma vE[q tI mE[q rw
They arrive at our kingdom.
ruinq nj Anq kw
c[q nnq Anq mnq
mU nnq x] Anq m]
tunq nnq Anq x]
Possessive pronouns
The personal pronoun is affixed to the noun to form possessive pronouns.
Relative pronoun
This house is mine
That elephant is his
These pigs are yours
That tree is theirs
In relative pronoun Anq performs the function of 'who', 'what' and 'which' according to
connection.
kunq Anq tinq hnq
fa Anq cikq
nM xuM Anq mo]
mE[q Anq ko]
fU konq Anq mo]
The man who is lame.
The cloth which is torn.
The tank which is new.
Demonstrative pronouns
The country which is old.
The Phukan who is new.
nj this nnq that
Anq nj this Anq nnq that