| ADJECTIVE | PRONOUNS | ADVERBS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| individual: -un(1) | thing: -o | mode: -e | locative: -ye | |
| ka | kaun | kao (usu: ko)(2)[/b] | kae (usu: kom) | kaye (usu: vo) |
| which, what | which one | what | how | where |
| et | etun | eto | ete | etye (usu: ik) |
| this | this one | this | thus | here |
| yen | yenum | yeno | yene | yenye (usu: ye) |
| that | that one | that | in that way | there |
| osa(3) | osun | oso | ose | osye |
| other | another one | another thing | otherwise | elsewhere |
| som | somun | somo | some | somye |
| some | someone | something | someway | somewhere |
| shak | shakun | shako | shake | shakye |
| each, every | each one | each thing | in each way | in each place |
| tot | totuonos(usu: tos) | toto (usu: to) | tote | totye (usu: toye) |
| all | (plural) all, all people | quite, wholly | everywhere | |
| sert | sertun | serto | serte | sertye |
| a certain | someone | a certain thing | in a certain way | in a certain place |
| kel | kelun | kelo | kele | kelye |
| any | anybody | anything | anyhow | anywhere |
| tal | talun | talo | tale | talye |
| such | such one | such a thing | thus, in such a way | in such a place |
| nil | nilun | nilo | nile | nilye |
| no | nobody | nothing | no wise | nowhere |
| etosa(3) | etosun | etoso | ||
| this other | this other one | this other thing | ||
| somosa(3) | somosun | somoso | somose | somosye |
| some other | someone else | something else | in some other way | somewhere else |
| nilosa(3) | nilosun | niloso | nilose | nilosye |
| no other | nobody else | nothing else | in no other way | nowhere else |
(1) feminine: kain, etin, yenin, osin, somin, shakin, totinos, sertin, kelin, talin, nilin, etosin, etc.
(2) complement: ke
(3) the adjectives osa, etosa, somosa, nilosa can never be elided.
CORRELATIVES are often used as PREFIXES: kaore? at what time (hour)?; kaintente exir il? with what intent did he go out?; kaskope venir il? for what purpose did he come?; nilkaze in no case; kelkaze in any case; etoxe in this occasion; talkondise in such conditions; kelvede whatever the weather