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diff --git a/src/morph/pron.md b/src/morph/pron.md index 79e4998..028129b 100644 --- a/src/morph/pron.md +++ b/src/morph/pron.md @@ -1 +1,37 @@ # Pronoun + +Pronouns have similar conjugations to nouns, but with slightly more irregular +morphology. It also doesn't distinguish between paucal and plural (but the +distinction still shows on verbs and adjectives it inflects) + +## Singular + +| case | I | thou | ze (an.) | it (inan.) | generic | +|------|------|------|----------|------------|---------| +| nom | te | mi | vo | yat | yo | +| acc | tena | mina | voma | yam | yona | +| dat | teta | mita | voca | yak | yota | +| gen | tera | mira | vora | yoor | yera | + +ze: singular genderless third-person pronoun used to avoid inconvenience of +"he/she" as well as the ambiguity of singular "they". + +## Plural + +| case | we/ex | we/in | you | they (an.) | they (inan.) | +|------|-------|-------|--------|------------|--------------| +| nom | seté | mite | chomí | chovö | boyät | +| acc | setén | miten | chomín | chovöm | boyäm | +| dat | setét | mitet | chomít | chovöc | boyäk | +| gen | setér | miter | chomír | chovör | boyör | + +Note: + +Prefix <i>se-</i> denotes humility and <i>cho-</i> denotes respect, so when +referring to friends or younger family members or children, using se- is more +common. On the other hand, only chieftains and oldest member of a tribe can +use <i>cho-</i> to refer to self (i.e. <i>choté</i>), but they're rarely +together to use it. + +Prefix bo- is almost only used for inanimate pronouns and nouns, but can also +be used for someone one really despises, like an enemy. |