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!feminine | !feminine | ||
|'''ta''' (she) | |'''ta''' (she) | ||
|'''ta''' ( | |'''ta''' (her/hers) | ||
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! colspan="2" |first person plural | ! colspan="2" |first person plural | ||
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! colspan="2" |third person plural | ! colspan="2" |third person plural | ||
|'''ha, fa, su''' (they) | |'''ha, fa, su''' (they) | ||
|'''ha, fa, su''' ( | |'''ha, fa, su''' (them/their) | ||
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An intensive form of the pronoun us created by affixing the suffix ''-wan''. Though possessive is often indicated by simply having the object form of the pronoun follow the noun, the preposition ''nke'' "of" can be used to indicate unambiguous possession. | An intensive form of the pronoun us created by affixing the suffix ''-wan''. Though possessive is often indicated by simply having the object form of the pronoun follow the noun, the preposition ''nke'' "of" can be used to indicate unambiguous possession. | ||
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In the Guosa language, visible and concrete objects are of Hausa, and or other northern Nigerian languages origin. | In the Guosa language, visible and concrete objects are of Hausa, and or other northern Nigerian languages origin. | ||
* àbíncí - {{ | * kofi - {{term|ߞߐߝߌ}} - coffee (n) | ||
* gbóntì - {{ | * àbíncí - {{term|ߊ߬ߓߌ߫ߒߗߌ߫}} - food /a.bi.n.ci/ | ||
* íkpikpi - {{ | * gbóntì - {{term|ߜߏ߫ߒߕߌ߬}} - to hear, to listen | ||
* kwàndó - {{ | * íkpikpi - {{term|ߌ߫ߜ߳ߌߜ߳ߌ}} - bacteria | ||
* kázá - {{ | * kwàndó - {{term|ߞ؛ߥߊ߬ߒߘߏ߫}} - basket ... y?w? | ||
* lítáfí - {{ | * kázá - {{term|ߞߊ߫ߛ߭ߊ߫}} - hen ... z?!? | ||
* fénsà - {{ | * lítáfí - {{term|ߟߌ߫ߕߊ߫ߝߌ߫}} - book | ||
* bíko - {{ | * fénsà - {{term|ߝߋ߫ߒߛߊ߬}} - pencil /fe.n.sa/ | ||
* rúwá - {{ | * bíko - {{term|ߓߌ߫ߞߏ}} - please | ||
* kófà - {{ | * rúwá - {{term|ߙߎ߫ߥߊ߫}} - water (no glottal stop before w) | ||
* báasì - {{ | * kófà - {{term|ߞߏ߫ߝߊ߬}} - door | ||
* mó - {{ | * báasì - {{term|ߓߊ߯ߛߌ߬}} - yes | ||
* mí - {{ | * mó - {{term|ߡߏ߫}} - I | ||
* ó - {{ | * mí - {{term|ߡߌ߫}} - me (oblique), postposition my | ||
* shìhé - {{ | * ó - {{term|ߏ߫}} - third person singular personal pronoun | ||
* ng - {{ | * shìhé - {{term|ߛ߭ߌ߬ߤߋ߫}} - to open ...sh? | ||
* bìa - {{ | * ng - {{term|ߢ߭}} - present progressive marker | ||
* tí - {{ | * bìa - {{term|ߓߌ߫ߊ}} - to come | ||
* la - {{ | * tí - {{term|ߕߌ߫}} - perfective marker, relative clause particle | ||
* jìndé - {{ | * la - {{term|ߟߊ}} - simple past tense marker | ||
* è - {{ | * jìndé - {{term|ߖߌ߬ߒߘߋ߫}} - to arise | ||
* è - {{term|ߋ߬}} - pluralizing prefix | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||