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da'mi
We, us exclusive.
da'mi, or any full pronoun, may be expanded by a modifying word or phrase introduced by an, (or variant -n suffixed to a pronoun ending in a vowel).
Da'min linalā'i nanginnīlan muntapeng.
We (ex) men are the ones who know how to build a stone wall.
A full pronoun or full pronoun phrase is distributed as follows: 1) As a sentence introducer.
Da'min linalā'i ya agguy ami nangan.
As for us (ex) men, we have not eaten.
2) As a sentence comment.
Bo'on da'mi umuy.
The ones to go are not us (ex).
3) As sentence topic. When the topic of a sentence with a verb is a substantive, substantive phrase, demonstrative pronoun or pronoun phrase, or a third person singular or plural pronoun, hiya, dida, and a non-topic agent or actor occurs, the agent or actor is usually a genitive (see -n), immediately following the verb, and the topic occurs after the genitive. However, if the topic has, as its head, a pronoun (other than hiya or dida), the topic occurs immediately following the verb and the agent or actor follows the topic as a referent pronoun, pronoun phrase, substantive, substantive phrase, demonstrative pronoun or pronoun phrase (see hi1 3, ay4 1a). Pronouns occurring as topic head, as described above, are as follows: -a' I, da'a you (sg), dita we (two), ditu'u we (incl), da'mi we (ex), da'yu you (pl).
Inānap da'min ung'ungungnga ay da'yu ti natīla' ami.
We (ex) children were hunted for by you (pl) because we were lost.
Hinaplāt da'mi ay Bumallātung.
We (ex) were slapped by Bumallātung.
4) Preceded by ay4 as a referent or locative phrase.
Ngādan ne indat Aligūyun ay da'mi?
What was that which Aligūyun gave to us (ex)?
See sec. 7.4.1.
Identifies the speaker and one or more other people but excludes the one, or ones, being addressed.
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