Pronoun Paradigm: Manchu
Paradigm Details:
Family:
System Type: None
Source: Gorelova (2002).
Comment: All forms listed below are given in the transcription adopted by Grorelova (2002). Please note also, it is not always the case that a pronoun or noun functioning as the direct object of a verb appears inflected for the accusative case (Gorelova 2002:172). The primary function of the accusative case is to mark the direct object, however, and as no clear explanation of the conditioning factors determining whether a direct object appears in the accusative or not is given by Gorelova (1999), the accusative forms are listed below as the object pronouns.
Pronoun Paradigm:
| A | S | O | Poss. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (excl) Person Singular | bi | bi | mimbe | mini |
| 1st (excl) Person Dual | be | be | membe | meni |
| 1st (excl) Person Plural | be | be | membe | meni |
| 1st (incl) Person Dual | muse | muse | musebe | musei |
| 1st (incl) Person Plural | muse | muse | musebe | musei |
| 2nd Person Singular | si | si | simbe | sini |
| 2nd Person Dual | suwe | suwe | suwembe | suweni |
| 2nd Person Plural | suwe | suwe | suwembe | suweni |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 1 | i | i | imbe | ini |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 2 | i | i | imbe | ini |
| 3rd Person Dual | ce | ce | cembe | ceni |
| 3rd Person Plural | ce | ce | cembe | ceni |