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The pronominal system of Mau contains several subtle distinctions regarding formality, honorificity or more detailed identity of the participants of the discourse. Plurality is usually marked in the first and second persons, and (not obligatorily) for animate third person pronouns as well.

Mau

	SING	PLUR
First person	bue [b̥y] -- plain first person pronoun kkue [kʼy] -- self-humiliating yip [jɨp̚] -- a very formal pronoun for high status speakers. A king would use this	bexe [b̥əxə] -- inclusive 1.PL bibue [b̥ɨb̥y] -- exclusive 1.PL gikkue [g̥ɨkʼy] -- self-humiliating exclusive 1.PL
Second person	xe [xə] -- plain informal form yuey [jyj] -- formal V form coming from the plural tsreas [ʈ͡ʂɛs] -- formal used to address priests sejoq [səɟ̥o̰] -- very formal used to address royalty wy [wi] -- vulgar/very dismissive 'you scum!'	yuey [jyj] -- plain plural tsreas yuey [ʈ͡ʂɛs jyj] -- formal used to address more priests iwy [ʔɨwi] -- vulgar/very dismissive 'all you scum!'
Third person	eiq [ʔḛ] --referring to animate beings pfyh [p͡ɸih] -- honorific, referring to a honorified animate hiccue [hɨcʼy] -- vulgar referring do a dismissed animate hhay [χäi] -- inanimate, proximal, = 'this' tahhay [t̪ʰäχäi] -- inanimate, distal = 'that'	eiq gie [ʔḛ g̥iɛ] --referring to animate beings pfyh gie [p͡ɸih g̥iɛ] -- honorific, referring to honorified animate hiccue gie [hɨcʼy g̥iɛ] -- vulgar referring do dismissed animate No number distinction for inanimates, use hhay and tahhay

Mainland Capital Mau

	SING	PLUR
First person	bü plain first person pronoun kau-- self-humiliating yïuk [jɨwʔ], court speech yïp [jɨp̚] -- a very formal pronoun for high status speakers. A king would use this	phâ [pʰə] -- inclusive 1.PL büdze* -- exclusive 1.PL kaudze* -- self-humiliating exclusive 1.PL
Second person	khâ [χə] -- plain informal form yü [jy] -- formal V form coming from the plural thếs [ʈɛ́s] -- formal used to address priests ts'hò [t͡sʰò], high court speech c'ho̰ [cʰo̰] -- very formal used to address royalty ui [ui] -- vulgar/very dismissive 'you scum!'	yü or yüdze* -- plain plural thếs yü -- formal used to address more priests ui or uidze*-- vulgar/very dismissive 'all you scum!'
Third person	è [è], high court speech ḛ [ḛ] --referring to animate beings fih [fih] -- honorific, referring to a honorified animate ts'hau [t͡sʰau] -- vulgar referring do a dismissed animate khê [χɛ] -- inanimate, proximal, = 'this' t'hê [tʰɛ] -- inanimate, distal = 'that'	èdze* --referring to animate beings fihdze* -- honorific, referring to honorified animate ts'haudze* -- vulgar referring do dismissed animate No number distinction for inanimates, use khê and t'hê

* plural -dze is -je [ɟe] in high court speech

Islander Mau

	SING	PLUR
First person	pī [pí] -- plain first person pronoun kí [kǐ] -- humble	xə̄ [xə́] -- 1.PL
Second person	yī [ jí] -- plain informal and formal form tsɛ̄ [t͡sɛ́] -- formal used to address priests co̰ [côˀ] -- honorific wī [wí] -- vulgar	yī -- plain plural tsɛ̄yī [t͡sɛ́jí] -- formal used to address more priests wī [wí] -- vulgar
Third person	ḛ [êˀ] --referring to animate beings pi [pì] -- honorific, referring to a honorified animate cí [cǐ] -- vulgar referring do a dismissed animate xɛ̄ [xɛ́] -- inanimate	ḛkî [êˀk] --referring to animate beings pikî* [pìk] -- honorific, referring to honorified animate No number distinction for inanimates, use xɛ̄*

Isky Ruttay Pidgin

	SING	PLUR
First person	pī [p*]	xā [xá]
Second person	yī [j] -- formal wī* [w*] -- vulgar	yī -- formal wī -- vulgar
Third person	è [] -- referring to animate beings cí* [c] -- vulgar animate (also ` one' xɛ̄* [xɛ́] -- inanimate	èki [kì] --referring to animate beings No number distinction for inanimates, use xɛ̄*

Western Mountains Mau

	SING	PLUR
First person	pyu [pʲu]	po [po] -- inclusive puppyu [puppʲu] -- exclusive
Second person	dyoi [ɟɔɪ] -- formal ghe [ɣe] -- informal	dyoi [ɟɔɪ]
Third person	e [e] -- referring to animate beings rhoi [ʁɔɪ] -- inanimate proximal harhoi [hɑʁɔɪ] -- inanimate distal	ekya [ekʲɑ] --referring to animate beings No number distinction for inanimates, use rhoi, harhoi

	SING	PLUR
First person	puì -- plain first person pronoun kkui (<kkue) humble	ghâi -- inclusive 1.PL buì -- exclusive 1.PL kkui -- humbl 1.PL
Second person	xâi -- plain informal form yei -- formal V form coming from the plural ce -- formal used to address priests	yei -- plain plural ceyi -- formal used to address more priests
Third person	'ea --referring to animate beings pï -- honorific, referring to a honorified animate khai -- inanimate, proximal, = 'this' rhai -- inanimate, distal = 'that'	'eage --referring to animate beings pïge -- honorific, referring to honorified animate No number distinction for inanimates, use khai and rhai

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