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===Clitics=== | ===Clitics=== | ||
==Pronouns== | ==Personal Pronouns== | ||
===1st and 2nd persons=== | |||
Letaale a system of trisyllabic pronouns for the first and second persons. | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" | |||
|- | |||
! Person !! Clusivity !! Stance !! Singular !! Plural | |||
|- align=center | |||
! rowspan=4 | 1st | |||
! rowspan=2 | exclusive<br /><small>of 2nd p.</small> | |||
! guarded | |||
| '''''namina''''' | |||
| '''''mitaami''''' | |||
|- align=center | |||
! vulnerable | |||
| '''''namijo''''' || '''''mitaajo''''' | |||
|- align=center | |||
! rowspan=2 | inclusive<br /><small>of 2nd p.</small> | |||
! guarded | |||
| - | |||
| '''''vainami''''' | |||
|- align=center | |||
! vulnerable | |||
| - || '''''vainajo''''' | |||
|- align=center | |||
! 2nd | |||
! - | |||
! - | |||
| '''''vailevai''''' | |||
| '''''xeevaile''''' | |||
|} | |||
Stance indicates the approach of the speaker towards the addressee. The vulnerable stance pronouns indicate a kind of "weapons down" stance. The singular pronoun '''''namijo''''' must be used when speaking to superiors. It is also used, when off duty, in the presence of close friends, where all use this form and where the inclusive plural form used is '''''vainajo'''''. The plural exclusive form '''''mitaajo''''' is only used when all members of the group referred to would use the vulnerable stance with the addressee — if not, the guarded form '''''mitaami''''' must be used. | |||
===3rd person=== | |||
There are no dedicated third person pronouns. To refer back to an already mentioned third person entity, the triconsonantal noun-form of that word is simply repeated. | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||