Pronoun Paradigm: Sinaugoro
Paradigm Details:
Family:
System Type: F
Source: Tauberschmidt (1999).
Comment: In addition to the forms listed below, complex pronominal phrases incorporating plural pronouns that carry a dual or trial meaning that may serve the S/A/O function are also possible, see Tauberschmidt (1999:21) for discussion. Additionally, two distinct patterns of pronominal possession exist: the inalienable and the alienable (Tauberschmidt 1999:59-60). Inalienable possession is marked by attachment of a pronominal suffix to the possessum which indexes the person and number of the possessor (Tauberschmidt 1999:59-60). Nouns and noun phrases that are possessed in an alienable fashion are immediately preceded by a possessive pronoun that also indexes the number and person of the possessor as well as whether the possessum is edible or not (what Tauberschmidt 1999:60-61 terms a neutral/edible distinction). In all cases the possessive construction may be preceded by the S/A/O pronoun that indexes the number and person of the possessor. The possessive pronouns used in neutral alienable possessive contexts are listed below, see Tauberschmidt (1999:19-20) for inalienable possessive suffixes and the edible alienable possessive pronouns.
Pronoun Paradigm:
| A | S | O | Poss. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (excl) Person Singular | au | au | au | ɣegu |
| 1st (excl) Person Dual | ɣai | ɣai | ɣai | ɣemɑ |
| 1st (excl) Person Plural | ɣai | ɣai | ɣai | ɣema |
| 1st (incl) Person Dual | ɣita | ɣita | ɣita | ɣera |
| 1st (incl) Person Plural | ɣita | ɣita | ɣita | ɣera |
| 2nd Person Singular | ɣoi | ɣoi | ɣoi | ɣemu |
| 2nd Person Dual | ɣomi | ɣomi | ɣomi | ɣemi |
| 2nd Person Plural | ɣomi | ɣomi | ɣomi | ɣemi |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 1 | ɣia | ɣia | ɣia | ɣena |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 2 | ɣia | ɣia | ɣia | ɣena |
| 3rd Person Dual | ɣia | ɣia | ɣia | ɣeri |
| 3rd Person Plural | ɣia | ɣia | ɣia | ɣeri |