# 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** > `` 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.*