Pronouns in Hanian: view article

First of Hanian makes a difference in what is required of people who are first learning the language, friendly outsiders and children under age of 12. As an individual in those three groups you would only need to know the base forms listed below:

o (i - me)
ot (my - mine)
to (general you)
tzo (formal you)
ton (us - we - they)
uy (he - she - a - one)
pi (it)

As an outsider no one will bite your head off for not knowing proper word forms which are stated below. When to use each form can get somewhat complicated in usage. Keep in mind these are presented informally and not all of them are used commonly.

Common and uncommon pronouns in Hanian.

I (all forms) ------ o
there is no distinction when saying I in Hanian; with one exception given below

I (empire) -------- u
used only when officially speaking on behalf of the empire (the government / administration)

one - a - an ------ uy
also gender neutral form of saying something like he or she.

you (normal) ------ to
used also by those who do not know which form to use and by those who are children.

you (familiar) ----- tol
used with family, friends, loved ones (even children), but not in formal situations with high caste people.

you (formal | elder) ----- tzo
used with elders and superiors; in formal situations - if in doubt, go respectful and tzo.

you (inferior | youth) ----- toz
used with those who are under the age of twelve and those who are inferior of station.

you (slave | rude)----- ta | t
used with those who are 'slaves' and to be rude and insulting. Never use with a superior, ever!

you (empire) ----- tj
used when speaking to a representative of the empire or when speaking of the empire.

active (he) ------ oy
receptive (she) ------ ay
other (neutral) ------ uy
used for active genders (he), receptive genders (she) and neutral, other, undefined genders (neutral)

it (slave | rude) ------ ta
it (animal | creature) ------ pi
it (object | thing) ------ pid
used for rudeness, animals and objects respectively.

me (all forms) ------ pho
my (all forms) ------ ot
mine (all forms) ------ ota

mine my me (empire) ------ j
exception for when speaking on behalf of empire.

us - we (normal, formal, familiar) ------ oton
us - we (slaves) ------ atan
us - we (empire) ------ jn

you-they(normal, formal, familiar) ------ ton
you-they (slaves) ------ tan
you-they (empire) ------ tjn

ours (all forms) ------ onta
theirs (all forms) ------ tonta

the empire's ------ tjnta (when referring to something belonging to or attributes of the empire)

active (his) ------ doy
receptive (hers) ------ may
other (neutral) ------ tuy

all (everyone) ------ ljn

Some of these are used seldom, but they are still included for they are used in certain circumstances. A few examples of unique forms are below:

The empire forms u, j, tj, jn, tjn, tjnta which are primarily used for speaking directly for or about the official empire. It is similar to a royal "we".

Then there is the neutral or unknown gender form which is uy, tuy, the same form used for saying "one, a, an".

The slave and rude form is ta, tan and it is based on "things"; it is appropriate only in context, otherwise it's used as an insult. Kind of like being called an "it". Never ever use an insult form of any pronoun to refer to someone of high caste, even when they are not around as it's not only taken as an insult.

The three forms of it are self explanatory; rudeness, animal and things.

The familiar tol is only used with family, close friends and lovers of course! Be careful when it comes to those who are of high station, regardless of familiar status or age, the forms of address can change significantly especially in formal situations. If in doubt, tzo the person, even if he or she is a child. If you are not sure of the status of a person you have met, use to or tzo.

The all / everyone form ljn is used for literally saying everyone and all people, regardless of station, caste or gender.

Hope this helped to clear Hanian pronoun use up a little, rather than serve to confuse more than you were before you read this article.

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