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+# Pronoun
+
+Pronouns are nominal anaphora, that is, short words that are used to refer to a
+noun or a noun phrase.  Pronouns usually have nominal morphology, though not
+strictly.  Pronoun is a closed class.
+
+## Personal pronouns
+
+There are 15 personal pronouns in total.  Dual pronouns and 1st person
+inclusive pronouns are in fact formed by compounding others.
+
+| person | singular | dual     | several | plural   |
+|--------|----------|----------|---------|----------|
+| 1st    | fènsy    | fènvynsỳ | jaächsỳ | rèëchsý  |
+| 1st (inclusive) | | fèndynsỳ | jaächdynsỳ | rèëchdynsý |
+| 2nd    | tènsy    | tèndynsỳ | néëcsỳ  | ngeënsý  |
+| 3rd    | lúcsy    | lúccynsỳ | bóönsỳ  | waanjsý  |
+
+### Reflexive
+
+Reflexive pronouns occur as clitic.  They are formed by removing the gender
+vowel and number tone from corresponding personal pronoun.
+
+> **fènsu fèngòngàr zápmỳfo**  
+> I-nom.wo.sg I-acc-look-ind.pst.cnt mirror-dat.mt.sg  
+> *I was looking at myself in the mirror.*
+
+It also works for indirect object:
+
+> **tènsa tènfnìchá púürijinsechne**  
+> he-nom.wo.sg he-dat-buy-ind.fut.prf birthday-gift-acc.fi.sg  
+> *He'll just buy himself a birthday gift.*
+
+There is a difference between reflexive and reciprocal for plural pronouns.
+
+> **lúccynsỳ lúcnmeërá'ar**  
+> you-nom.dual you-acc.sg-love-ind.prs.cnt  
+> *You love yourselves*
+>
+> **lúccynsỳ lúccyǹmeërá'ar**  
+> you-nom.dual you-acc.dual-love-ind.prs.cnt  
+> *You love each other.*
+
+Note: there is also a idiomatic use of reflexive pronouns:
+
+> **fènsu fèncwítar**
+> I-nom.wa.sg I-gen-be.ind.prs.cnt  
+> *I am alone.*
+>
+> **fènsu fèncbochar ringyno**  
+> I-nom.wa.sg I-gen-repair.ind.pst.prf vehicle-acc.mt.sg  
+> *I fixed the car myself.*
+
+## Indefinite pronouns
+
+These are indefinite pronouns in Hàäsdáïga:
+
+- hipsy: somewhen
+- vàtsy: somewhere
+- cotsy: somehow
+- bansy: someone
+- wón: which
+
+Construction of other [pro-forms][pro-forms] are totally regular:
+
+- It is interrogative when its verb is in interrogative mood.
+- Its proximity is determined by a determiner prefix: *ci* (this) *la* (that)
+- So are *any*, *all/every*, *other*, with *zòt*, *rýnj*, *púch*, respectively.
+- Negative forms are formed by negating the "all/every" form. See [Negation].
+- The equivalent relative pronouns is unchanged.
+
+[pro-forms]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-form
+
+Examples:
+
+TODO: add glosses
+
+> **vungà las hipfy**  
+> happen-ind.pst.prf that-nom somewhen-dat  
+> *It happened at some point*.
+>
+> **saändasi Aäratraäce voö'ir vàtfy**  
+> city-nom.ea.sg ember-gen.fi be_located_at-int.prs.cnt somewhere-dat  
+> *Where is Ember city?*
+>
+> **wónjannane lúcfi càhánì**  
+> which-name-acc.fi.sg you-dat.ea.sg give-int.pst.prf  
+> *What is your name?*
+>
+> **vifi bansy civàtfy**  
+> stand-int.prs.cnt someone-nom.sg this-somewhere-dat  
+> *Is there anyone here?*
+>
+> **rýnjbansý càï'ar njizy lan**  
+> every-someone-nom.pl can-ind.prs.cnt do that-acc
+> *Everyone can do that.*
+>
+> **dy njéna bansa lúcna daïnè'à, connar fènsu**  
+> `<sub>` woman-acc.wo.sg who.nom you-acc.wo.sg help-ind.pst.prf,
+> know-ind.prs.cnt I-nom.wa.sg  
+> *I know the woman who helped you.*