Pronoun Paradigm: Vaeakau-Taumako
Paradigm Details:
Language: (piv) Vaeakau-Taumako.
Family:
System Type: F
Source: Næss (2000).
Comment: The forms listed below are given in the system of transcription adopted by Næss (2000). In this system /lh/ represents what is terms an 'aspirated lateral' (Næss 2000:7) while vowels carrying a macron are long (Næss 2000:10). In addition, the language marks a distinction between 'o-possession' and 'a-possession' (see Næss 2000:17 for a discussion of the import of this distinction). In the former case the possessive pronoun is preceded by the possessive preposition /o/ and in the latter case by /a/. Although a number of the possessive forms listed below are given in Næss (2000:34) as a single word incorporating the preceding possessive preposition, in all cases the preposition has been excluded from the forms listed below. Finally, also note, in addition to the possessive forms listed below, which follow the possessed noun, a set of pre-nominal free possessives as well as a set of possessive suffixes exist, see Næss (2000:35-8) for these forms alongside associated discussion of their use and distribution.
Pronoun Paradigm:
| A | S | O | Poss. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (excl) Person Singular | iau - | iau - | iau - | ku |
| 1st (excl) Person Dual | mhaua - | mhaua - | mhaua - | maua |
| 1st (excl) Person Plural | mhātou | mhātou | mhātou | mātou |
| 1st (incl) Person Dual | thaua - | thaua - | thaua - | taua |
| 1st (incl) Person Plural | thātou | thātou | thātou | tātou |
| 2nd Person Singular | koe | koe | koe | u |
| 2nd Person Dual | khoulua | khoulua | khoulua | ulua |
| 2nd Person Plural | khoutou | khoutou | khoutou | utou |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 1 | ia | ia | ia | na |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 2 | ia | ia | ia | na |
| 3rd Person Dual | lhaua - | lhaua - | lhaua - | laua |
| 3rd Person Plural | lhātou | lhātou | lhātou | lātou |