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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.
> 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:
> he-nom.wo.sg he-dat-buy-ind.fut.prf birthday-gift-acc.ea.sg
> *He'll just buy himself a birthday gift.*
There is a difference between reflexive and reciprocal for plural pronouns.
> you-nom.dual you-acc.sg-love-ind.prs.cnt
> *You love yourselves*
>
> you-nom.dual you-acc.dual-love-ind.prs.cnt
> *You love each other.*
Note: there is also a idiomatic use of reflexive pronouns:
> I-nom.wa.sg I-gen-be.ind.pres.cnt
> *I am alone.*
>
> car-acc.mt.sg I-nom.wa.sg I-gen-repair.ind.pst.prf
> *I fixed the car myself.*
## Indefinite pronouns
These are indefinite pronouns in Hàäsdáïga:
- hipsy: somewhen
- vàtsy: somewhere
- cotsy: somehow
- jỳnsy: someone's
- bansy: someone
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:
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> *It happened at some point*.
>
> *Where is Ember city?*
>
> *What is your name?*
>
> *Is there anyone here?*
>
> *Everyone can do that.*
>
> *There must be another person there.*
>
> *I know the woman who helped you.*
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