3rd person personal pronouns
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There are 4 3rd person personal pronouns in
Fora: ne, ne'e, ne'i, and ni'i.Means "it" or "they", when referring to a specific object or group of objects.
Example:
mova ku si sezeke. ne a ununa ununa.
this be INDEFIndefinite
a nonspecific referent tree | 3IThird person inanimate (person)
it, not he/she/they COPCopula
used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate big big
This is a tree. It's very big. / These are trees. They're very big.
Means "she", and is used to talk about a specific person, usually a female one. It can also mean plural "they", referring to more than 1 person. Additionally, ne'e is used for general/indefinite concepts and people.
Examples:
mo o mane nagu mo ne'e duru.
DEFDefinite
"the" 1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I friend eat DEFDefinite
"the" 3FThird person feminine (person)
she/they sandwich
My friend ate her sandwich. / My friends ate their sandwiches.
o a be ravo ka mo sezeke, ka ne'e a ununa.
1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I COPCopula
used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate PASSPassive voice (valency)
be verb-ed good by DEFDefinite
"the" tree, because 3FThird person feminine (person)
she/they COPCopula
used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate big
I like trees, because they're big.
gu si lo'ara be ka'uza, o nagu mo ne'e duru.
when INDEFIndefinite
a nonspecific referent person PASSPassive voice (valency)
be verb-ed kill, 1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I eat DEFDefinite
"the" 3FThird person feminine (person)
she/they sandwich
Whenever someone dies, I eat their sandwich.
Means "he", and is used to talk about a specific person, usually a male one.
Example:
mo o mane nagu mo ne'i duru.
DEFDefinite
"the" 1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I friend eat DEFDefinite
"the" 3MThird person masculine (person)
he/they sandwich
My friend ate his sandwich.
Means singular "they", referring to a specific person. It is used when the person's gender/preferred pronoun is unknown. It can also be used for non binary people. When you're talking about a specific person, you should always their preferred pronoun if you know it.
ni'i is always used for people who the speaker doesn't know.
Examples:
mo o mane nagu mo ni'i duru.
DEFDefinite
"the" 1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I friend eat DEFDefinite
"the" 3NThird person neuter (person) sandwich
My friend ate their sandwich.
sa nele mova lonali. ni'i nagu si duru.
IMPImperative (mood)
command see that person | 3NThird person neuter (person) eat INDEFIndefinite
a nonspecific referent sandwich
Look at that person. They're/he's/she's eating a sandwich.
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