Paradigm Details:

Language: (zlm) Malay.

Family:

System Type: F

Source: Othman and Atmosumarto (1995).

Comment: The forms below are given in the (largely) phonemic Malay orthography. See Othman and Atmosumarto (1995:1-11) for brief non-technical discussion of the relationship between orthography and phonology in Malay. In addition, note that 'informal' 1SG and 2SG also exist in addition to the forms listed below (Othman and Atmosumarto 1995:232).

Pronoun Paradigm:

  A S O Poss.
1st (excl) Person Singular saya saya saya saya
1st (excl) Person Dual kami kami kami kami
1st (excl) Person Plural kami kami kami kami
1st (incl) Person Dual kita kita kita kita
1st (incl) Person Plural kita kita kita kita
2nd Person Singular anda anda anda anda
2nd Person Dual anda anda anda anda
2nd Person Plural anda anda anda anda
3rd Person Singular Gender 1 dia dia dia dia
3rd Person Singular Gender 2 dia dia dia dia
3rd Person Dual mereka mereka mereka mereka
3rd Person Plural mereka mereka mereka mereka