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Unlike any other elements of the sentence, the personal pronouns compulsorily distinguish the number singular from the plural.
Unlike any other elements of the sentence, the personal pronouns compulsorily distinguish the number singular from the plural.


In the 3<sup><small>rd</small></sup> person, a triple distinction is made. There are, actually, three forms, referring respectively to either human beings, animated beings or inanimate entities.
In the 3<sup><small>rd</small></sup> person, a double distinction is made. There are, actually, two forms, referring respectively to either ''animated'' beings or ''inanimate'' entities.


For the 1<sup><small>st</small></sup> plural person, two forms are distinguished. The first form is called the '''first inclusive plural person''', which ''includes both the speaker and the listener'', while the second form is called the '''first exclusive plural person''', which ''includes the speaker but excludes the listener'':
All forms, if adjoined by the prepositions kó or dɑ, play the role of an indeclinable possessive pronoun, being placed after a demonstrative pronominal form.


All forms, if adjoined by the prepositions kṓ or lḗ, play the role of an indeclinable possessive pronoun, being placed after a demonstrative pronominal form.
  rosan isɔn búɣnez gu uk dɑ ešeš
 
  bū́gnez ŋu rosan isɔn ukmi lḗ ešeš
  <small>my father saw yours</small>
  <small>my father saw yours</small>

Revision as of 05:12, 8 July 2025

Personal pronouns

The personal pronouns are:

1st person
2nd person
3rd person
singular
animate
inanimate
ɔn
eš
uč
učɑ
plural
animate
inanimate
ɔneš
ešeš
učeš
ucɛš

Unlike any other elements of the sentence, the personal pronouns compulsorily distinguish the number singular from the plural.

In the 3rd person, a double distinction is made. There are, actually, two forms, referring respectively to either animated beings or inanimate entities.

All forms, if adjoined by the prepositions kó or dɑ, play the role of an indeclinable possessive pronoun, being placed after a demonstrative pronominal form. 

rosan isɔn búɣnez gu uk dɑ ešeš
my father saw yours
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