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===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
Tulvan distinguishes between first person singular absolutive and ergative. This differentiation is employed when dealing with transitive/intransitive verbs but also with regards to volition. Commonly the first person singular ergative is used to indicate volition or intention with certain verbs. | |||
Other pronouns don't really have this duality, this is rationalized in Tulvan grammars as being because only oneself can know if you intend to do something or not. Even though this is so, modern Tulvan developed a clitic particle to denote ergativity in other pronouns. The pronouns are as follow: | |||
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! !! Singular !! Plural | |||
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| '''1st person''' || kwam/kem || kemen | |||
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| '''2nd person''' || mem || memen | |||
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| '''3rd person''' || tot (m.), teg (f.) || toten, tegen | |||
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Note that the first person has no plural for the volitional form, i.e. there is no such thing as ''**kwamen''. | |||
The particle used to denote violition in those pronouns which didn't use to have a volitional duality is -e. | |||
====Possession==== | ====Possession==== | ||