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Because of the common and general use of the Pronoun
to be affixed unto both Nouns, Verbs, and other
parts of Speech, and that in the formation of them;
therefore that is the first Part of Speech to be handled.
I shall give no other description of them but this,
They are such words as do express all the persons,
both singular and plural:
+Personal pronounsSingularPluralWampanoagEnglishWampanoagEnglishneenIneenawun (exclusive) or kenawun (inclusive)WekenYou (Thou) kenaauYou (Ye)noh or nagumHenahoh or nagohThey
Note: Roger Williams gives pronouns as Neèn (I), Keèn (you), Ewò (he), Keén ka neen (You and I).'
The first and second persons are of most use in affixing
both of Nouns and Verbs, and other Parts of Speech.
The third person singular is affixed with such
Syllables as these, |Wut|. |wun|. |um|. |∞|. etc. having respect
to Euphonie: And sometime the third person,
especially of Verbs, hath no affix.
These Pronouns, (|Neen| and |Ken|) when they are
affixed, they are contracted into |Ne| and |Ke|, and varied
in the Vocal or Vowel according to Euphonie, with the
word it is affixed unto; as |N∞|, |K∞|, &c.
If the word unto which it is affixed begin with a
Vocal, then a Consonant of a fitting sound is interposed,
to couple the word and his affix with an
Euphonie: as |Nut|. |kut|. |num|. |kum|, &c.
I give not Examples of these Rules, because they
will be so obvious anon, when you see Nouns and
Verbs affixed.
Notes on pronouns from Experience Mayhew:
That the Indian pronoun is not declined, or varied, except when it is used in composition with other words or parts of speech, and then Neen (I) is varied into nut, noo, nun. Thou into kut, koo, kun, etc... So "I run" is in Indian nukquokqueem. "My son" nunnamon.
There be also other Pronouns of frequent use:
As the Interrogative of persons:
sing. |Howan|. pl. |Howanig|, {Who},
The Interrogative of things:
sing. |Uttiyeu|, or |tanyeu|. pl. |Uttiyeush|, {Which}.
Demonstratives Of Persons
sing. |Yeuoh|, {This or that man}. |Noh|.
pl. |Yeug|, {These men}. |Nag| or |neg|, {They}.
Demonstratives of things
sing. Yeu (This), Ne (This).
pl. |Yeush| {These}. |Nish| {These}.
Distributives:
Nawhutchee (some), Monaog (many), Tohsuog? or Tohsunash (How many?)
But because these are not of use in affixing to other
Parts of Speech, they may as well be reckoned among
Adnouns, as some do; though there is another Schesis
upon them, and they attend upon Verbs as well as Nouns.