Pronoun Paradigm: Nhanda
Paradigm Details:
Family:
System Type: F
Source: Blevins (2001).
Comment: In addition to the nominative/accusative pattern followed by the 1st and 2nd person pronouns there is an ergative first person pronoun ŋajit̪adalu which covers all numbers, and and ergative second person pronoun ɲinit̪adalu which covers all numbers. Demonstratives function as discourse pronouns for third persons. They follow an ergative/accusative pattern and are inflected dependent on number. In the paradigm the "medium distance from speaker" set of demonstratives has been entered.
Pronoun Paradigm:
| A | S | O | Poss. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (excl) Person Singular | ŋaji | ŋaji | ŋajin̪a | ŋajuŋa |
| 1st (excl) Person Dual | ŋajit̪ada | ŋajit̪ada | ŋajit̪adan̪a | ŋajit̪adawu |
| 1st (excl) Person Plural | ŋajinu | ŋajinu | ŋajinun̪a | ŋajinuː |
| 1st (incl) Person Dual | ŋajit̪ada | ŋajit̪ada | ŋajit̪adan̪a | ŋajit̪adawu |
| 1st (incl) Person Plural | ŋajinu | ŋajinu | ŋajinun̪a | ŋajinuː |
| 2nd Person Singular | ɳini | ɳini | ɳinin̪a | ɳinuŋa |
| 2nd Person Dual | ɳinit̪ada | ɳinit̪ada | ɳinit̪adan̪a | ɳinit̪adawu |
| 2nd Person Plural | ɳininu | ɳininu | ɳininun̪a | ɳininuɳgu |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 1 | aluu | ala | ala | alaŋura |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 2 | aluu | ala | ala | alaŋura |
| 3rd Person Dual | alat̪adalu | alat̪ada | alat̪ada | alat̪adawu |
| 3rd Person Plural | aluundu | alinu | alinu | alinuu |