Wena: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (→Pronouns) |
|||
| Line 210: | Line 210: | ||
The reciprocal pronoun is ''dede'' 'each other', 'one another'. It has the genitive form ''zyide''. | The reciprocal pronoun is ''dede'' 'each other', 'one another'. It has the genitive form ''zyide''. | ||
:{| class="whitetable" | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="4" | '''''Wena i le zyide.''''' | |||
|- | |||
|wena || i || le || zyide | |||
|- | |||
| 1p.<small>EXCL</small> || <small>COP</small> || love.<small>AG</small> || <small>GEN</small>.each_other | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="4" | ''We love each other.'' | |||
|} | |||
:{| class="whitetable" | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="6" | '''''Hu gwe ndudu i li dede.''''' | |||
|- | |||
|hu || gwe || ndudu || i || li || dede | |||
|- | |||
| man || and || frog || <small>COP</small> || become.<small>AG</small> || each_other | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="6" | ''The man and the frog swapped bodies.'' | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="6" | ''The man and the frog became each other.'' | |||
|} | |||
Reflexive pronouns may be formed by suffixing ''-zu'' onto any of the personal pronouns. In the first and second persons, the ''-zu'' is only used emphatically and otherwise dropped. In the third person, it is the ''zu'' that is kept, with the ''de'' disappearing. | Reflexive pronouns may be formed by suffixing ''-zu'' onto any of the personal pronouns. In the first and second persons, the ''-zu'' is only used emphatically and otherwise dropped. In the third person, it is the ''zu'' that is kept, with the ''de'' disappearing. | ||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" | {| class="bluetable lightbluebg" | ||