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PokéLang Pronouns
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Menu 1. Introduction 2. Table: Pronouns 3. Second Person 4. Third Person 5. But What About Classes?
Unit: Noun Classes
Introduction

Lesson One: Nouns and Stuff
Articles | Adjectives | Pronouns (You Are Here!)

Lesson Two: Verbs
Intransitive Verbs | Transitive Verbs | Adverbs | What About Pronouns?| Plurals


[edit] [top]Introduction

PokéLang pronouns differentiate based off on person (first, second, and third) as well as number (singular and plural). Second person and third person further break down by formality and organism, respectively.

[edit] [top]Table: Pronouns

PersonSingularPlural
Firstuanesh
Second--wiu
--Propershī
--Familiar
Third--ryī
--Humanhan
--Pokémonshom
--Inanimatezāl


[edit] [top]Second Person

Although shī is described as a "proper" or "formal" pronoun, it might be more accurate to say that it's the standard second person pronoun. Shī is what is used in day-to-day life. is only used between closely bonded people (such as family and best friends) and/or with one's closely bonded Pokémon. In other words, use pō for that starter Pokémon that you've raised from day one. Use shī for that zubat that you only caught to fill out your PokéDex and secretly (or not-so-secretly) revile.

Note that the second person plural, wiu, is used to refer to any group of people one is addressing, regardless of one's degree of closeness with anyone in the group.

[edit] [top]Third Person

There are three basic third person pronouns in the language. Han is used to refer to humans, shom for Pokémon, and zāl refers to inanimate objects (or, more specifically, anything thar is not a human or a Pokémon).

There is little semantic meaning in using the incorrect pronouns. To use zāl for a human would not dehumanize them. It would only cause people to think the speaker is perhaps rather unobservant. Likewise, using han to refer to a Pokémon or object would not indicate affection, but instead come off as a bit creepy.

[edit] [top]But What About Classes?

So why are pronouns in the Noun Class unit? This is because although the pronouns themselves do not indicate class, class still shows through in all other aspects. A Muk by any other name is still a Muk, so give those poison affixes a workout. Class articles may come after pronouns to further clarify what one is speaking of.

Usage of a particular article can offer a subtlety in meaning. The usage of a definite article will usually refer back to something mentioned previously in the discourse. The usage of an indefinite article is often used when introducing a new concept or when discussing something in the abstract. Their meaning may also be similar to this (definite) or that (indefinite).

Using pronouns and articles in different combinations might indicate something entirely different. While simply saying zāl (it) could refer to any number of things mentioned previously, adding the psychic article wa might indicate a previously mentioned crystal ball; alternately, using at might indicate a branch. By adding an article, the frame of reference is narrowed and cues the listener in to what the speaker means.

Of course, an article is not always strictly necessary. Sometimes it will be perfectly clear what a pronoun is referring to and the article can be omitted. Even in such cases, however, an article can be used to add extra focus to the referent in question. PokéLang does not dance around noun classes; they are necessary for even the simplest conversations.

Noun classes also play an important role when discussing humans. Gender—either of the social construct or the grammatical construct—is not encoded in pronouns, hence why it is customary to simply ask a person what their gender is. Furthermore, while humans are largely considered normal type, an individual person may assign themselves a particular grammatical gender, and conjugations and specified pronouns will reflect that. Specialist trainers often adopt the class of their favored type.
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