Language: Tuvaluan
Information:
Sources: Besnier (2000)
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Ellicean
Map:
Pronouns:
| A | S | O | Poss. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (excl) Person Singular | au | au | au | -ku , -ku |
| 1st (excl) Person Dual | maaua | maaua | maaua | -maa , -maa |
| 1st (excl) Person Plural | maatou | maatou | maatou | -motou , -motou |
| 1st (incl) Person Dual | taaua | taaua | taaua | -taa , -taa |
| 1st (incl) Person Plural | taatou | taatou | taatou | -ttou , -ttou |
| 2nd Person Singular | koe | koe | koe | -u , -u |
| 2nd Person Dual | koulua | koulua | koulua | -lua , -lua |
| 2nd Person Plural | koutou | koutou | koutou | -ootou , -ootou |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 1 | ia | ia | ia | -na , -na |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 2 | ia | ia | ia | -na , -na |
| 3rd Person Dual | laaua | laaua | laaua | -laa , -laa |
| 3rd Person Plural | laatou | laatou | laatou | -lotou , -lotou |