Family:
System Type: F
Source: Gusain (2003).
Comment: In the analysis of Gusain (2003:19-20), the third person forms listed below are in fact best considered demonstratives. In addition to this, all pronouns of the language may appear in two case forms, the 'direct' and the 'oblique' (Gusain 2003:19-20). When functioning as S, A or O the pronouns appear in the 'direct' case. On the other hand, all possessors including pronominals appear in the oblique case and are marked periphrastically by one of a set of possessive postpositions which each index a certain type of possessive relation (see Gusain 2003:23 for discussion).
A | S | O | Poss. | |
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1st (excl) Person Singular | mɛ̃ | mɛ̃ | mɛ̃ | mũ - |
1st (excl) Person Dual | həm | həm | həm | həm |
1st (excl) Person Plural | həm | həm | həm | həm |
1st (incl) Person Dual | həm | həm | həm | həm |
1st (incl) Person Plural | həm | həm | həm | həm |
2nd Person Singular | t̪u | t̪u | t̪u | t̪ũ - |
2nd Person Dual | t̪um | t̪um | t̪um | t̪əm |
2nd Person Plural | t̪um | t̪um | t̪um | t̪əm |
3rd Person Singular Gender 1 | jo | jo | jo | i |
3rd Person Singular Gender 2 | ja | ja | ja | i |
3rd Person Dual | je | je | je | in |
3rd Person Plural | je | je | je | in |