ABSTRACT

and to e.g. Hindi a-p has plural agreement but can refer to one person. Languages of the southwest also distinguish between first person inclusive and exclusive forms; e.g. Gujarati ame (exclusive), a-pn. e. In demonstrative and relative pronouns, languages differ with regard to gender distinctions made; e.g. Marathi relative singular jo (m.), je (nt.), ji (f.), Gujarati je for all genders. They also differ in the deictic distinctions made. The tendency to incorporate nominal forms in the verb system, evident in earlier