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** ''qhov'' (intimate, from *Hubb)
** ''qhov'' (intimate, from *Hubb)
** ''hmu'' (rude)
** ''hmu'' (rude)
Family members use family terms to refer to themselves or to the listener.


Animate plurals marked with ''... wj'' (PFES *wıl)
Animate plurals marked with ''... wj'' (PFES *wıl)

Revision as of 05:56, 19 January 2022

Schlaub lag, vi seb qawd ___ = Hello, my name is ___

definite article ðə -> vi

Grammar

Pronouns

  • 1st person pronouns:
    • qawd (polite, from *3abd 'slave')
    • npas (when speaking to non-intimate peers or someone of lower status)
    • dlag (intimate; from PFES *đV lak 'yours')
  • 2nd person pronouns:
    • nkaub (polite; from *maqāmu 'place')
    • ___ (non-intimate, non-polite)
    • qhov (intimate, from *Hubb)
    • hmu (rude)

Family members use family terms to refer to themselves or to the listener.

Animate plurals marked with ... wj (PFES *wıl)