1759 metų "Ziwato" negimininiai įvardžiai ir jų raida

Abstract

The following general conclusions can be made after comparison of the declensions of the stems of nongendered pronouns in the "Ziwatas" dialect with modern dielect of Kretinga. Only shortened forms of the dative singular case mun, tau, sau are used consistently in "Ziwatas". The forms mon and monei, tau and tavei, sau and savei are used in the Kretinga dialect nowadays. There are postpositive locative cases of pronouns occasionally used in "Ziwatas", but they are not authentic. In the north Žemaitian dialect of Kretinga the plural forms mus, jus are used. These are created on the basis of the forms of the singular case