Far East Semitic/Tonal Semitic

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

definite article ðə -> vi

Grammar

Pronouns

• 1st person pronouns:
  • qad (polite, from *3abd 'slave')
  • nau (when speaking to non-intimate peers or someone of lower status, from PSem *2anāku)
  • dlag (intimate; from PFES *đV lak 'yours')
• 2nd person pronouns:
  • ngaub (polite; from *maqāmu 'place')
  • hmu (non-intimate, non-polite, from PSem *-kumū)
  • qhov (intimate, from *Hubb)