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====Pronouns====
====Pronouns====


Pronouns come in five persons: first, second, third animate, third inanimate, and third person spiritual. These four persons are split into three grammatical categories:  
Pronouns come in five persons: first, second, third animate, third inanimate, and third person spiritual.  
 
* '''1st person''' singular (<code>1S</code>) pronouns are used to refer to the speaker. First person plural (<code>1P</code>) is used to refer to the speaker and an indeterminate number of others.
* '''2nd person''' singular (<code>2S</code>) pronouns are used to refer to the listener/reader. 2nd person plural (<code>2P</code>) is used to refer to two or more listeners/readers.
* '''3rd person animate''' pronouns are used to refer to people and some animals, especially pets and birds. They come as both singular (<code>3Sa</code>) and plural (<code>3Pa</code>).
* '''3rd person inanimate''' pronouns are used to refer to wild animals, objects, events, noun clauses, and even entire sentences. They come as both singular (<code>3Si</code>) and plural (<code>3Pi</code>).
* '''3rd person spiritual''' pronouns are used to refer to spirits, sacred objects and places, and the dead. They come as both singular (<code>3Ss</code>) and plural (<code>3Ps</code>).
 
 
These four persons are split into three grammatical categories:  


* '''Nominative''' (<code>NOM</code>) Used as the subject of the sentence.
* '''Nominative''' (<code>NOM</code>) Used as the subject of the sentence.
* '''Accusative''' (<code>ACC</code>) Used as the object of the sentence.
* '''Accusative''' (<code>ACC</code>) Used as the object of the sentence.
* '''Possessive''' (<code>POSS</code>) Used for possession.
* '''Possessive''' (<code>POSS</code>) Used for possession.
=====1st Person=====
First person singular (<code>1S</code>) pronouns are used to refer to the speaker. First person plural (<code>1P</code>) is used to refer to the speaker and an indeterminate number of others.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!  
! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Nominative
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | Nominative
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Accusative
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | Accusative
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Possessive
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | Possessive
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Singular
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;" | singular
| style="font-style:italic;" | yau
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;" | plural
| style="font-style:italic;" | dau
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;" | singular
| style="font-style:italic;" | yi
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;" | plural
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;" | singular
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;" | plural
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Plural
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | 1st Person
| style="font-style:italic;" | yaun
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | yau
| style="font-style:italic;" | daun
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | yaun
| style="font-style:italic;" | yin
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | dau
|}
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | daun
 
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | yi
=====2nd Person=====
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | yin
 
2nd person singular (<code>2S</code>) pronouns are used to refer to the listener/reader. 2nd person plural (<code>2P</code>) is used to refer to two or more listeners/readers.
 
{| class="wikitable"
!
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Nominative
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Accusative
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Possessive
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Singular
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | 2nd Person
| style="font-style:italic;" | lu
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | lu
| style="font-style:italic;" | liv
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | lun
| style="font-style:italic;" | luhi
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | liv
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | livan
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | luhi
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | luhin
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Plural
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | 3rd Person (animate)
| style="font-style:italic;" | lun
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | auzi
| style="font-style:italic;" | livan
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | auzin
| style="font-style:italic;" | luhin
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | auzi
|}
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | auzin
 
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | zi
=====3rd Person Animate=====
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | zin
 
3rd person animate pronouns are used to refer to people and some animals, especially pets and birds. They come as both singular (<code>3Sa</code>) and plural (<code>3Pa</code>).
 
{| class="wikitable"
!
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Nominative
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Accusative
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Possessive
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Singular
| style="font-style:italic;" | auzi
| style="font-style:italic;" | auzi
| style="font-style:italic;" | zi
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Plural
| style="font-style:italic;" | auzin
| style="font-style:italic;" | auzin
| style="font-style:italic;" | zin
|}
 
=====3rd Person Inanimate=====
 
3rd person inanimate pronouns are used to refer to wild animals, objects, events, noun clauses, and even entire sentences. They come as both singular (<code>3Si</code>) and plural (<code>3Pi</code>).
 
{| class="wikitable"
!
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Nominative
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Accusative
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Possessive
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Singular
| style="font-style:italic;" | vi
| style="font-style:italic;" | vai
| style="font-style:italic;" | vi
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Plural
| style="font-style:italic;" | vin
| style="font-style:italic;" | vain
| style="font-style:italic;" | vin
|}
 
=====3rd Person Spiritual=====
 
3rd person animate pronouns are used to refer to spirits, sacred objects and places, and the dead. They come as both singular (<code>3Ss</code>) and plural (<code>3Ps</code>).
 
{| class="wikitable"
!
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Nominative
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Accusative
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Possessive
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Singular
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | 3rd Person (inanimate)
| style="font-style:italic;" | ja
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | vi
| style="font-style:italic;" | ja
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | vin
| style="font-style:italic;" | ji
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | vai
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | vain
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | vi
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | vin
|-
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Plural
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | 3rd Person (spiritual)
| style="font-style:italic;" | jan
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | ja
| style="font-style:italic;" | jan
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | jan
| style="font-style:italic;" | jin
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | ja
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | jan
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | ji
| style="text-align: center; font-style:italic;" | jin
|}
|}


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