Personal Pronouns
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A comprehensive chart of the personal pronouns
This public article was written by [Deactivated User], and last updated on 8 Apr 2014, 21:05.
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1. Personal Pronouns
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[Insert language name here] has six (6) genders.| Gender | Pronoun |
|---|---|
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving.DANDangerous (gender/class) dangerous | uɸ |
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving.NODANNot dangerous (gender/class) not dangerous | in |
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.PLNTPlant (gender/class) plants, vegetation.INEDInedible (class) edibility: inedible | yb |
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.INANInanimate (gender/class) inanimate, sessile.NATNatural (class) a natural object | əɪɲ |
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.PLNTPlant (gender/class) plants, vegetation.EDEdible (gender/class) edibility: edible | eʑ |
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.INANInanimate (gender/class) inanimate, sessile.ARTFArtificial (gender/class) a man-made object | ɛx |
There are four (4) numbers: singular, paucal (2-4), plural (5+), and surfeit. Surfeit is a subjective measure and can be used when there is more than needed or expected. Number works the same way on pronouns as it does on nouns: the first root vowel gets lengthened or reduplicated.
[Insert language name here] distinguishes between 1First person (person)
speaker, signer, etc; I.INCLInclusive (person)
speaker and listener and 1First person (person)
speaker, signer, etc; I.EXCLExclusive (person)
speaker's group, not listener, as well as between 3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addresseerd person (parties in attendance), 4Fourth person (person)
obviative, not presentth person (parties not in attendance), and 5Fifth person (person)
indefinite or generic; one, "they" say thatth person (the generic/hypothetical).
| SGSingular (number) one countable entity | PAUPaucal (number) a few, some (2-4) | PLPlural (number) more than one/few (5+) | SURFSurfeit (number) exceeeds counting, more than neccessary | |
| 1First person (person) speaker, signer, etc; I.EXCLExclusive (person) speaker's group, not listener | ar͡ʀ | ɛ:ǀ | ɛ-ɛǀ | ɛ-ɛ:ǀ |
| 1First person (person) speaker, signer, etc; I.INCLInclusive (person) speaker and listener |
ɒ:ɭʊ | ɒ-ɒɭʊ | ɒ-ɒ:ɭʊ | |
| 2Second person (person) addressee (you) | ʊk͡ʃ | ʊ:k͡ʃ | ʊ-ʊk͡ʃ | ʊ-ʊ:k͡ʃ |
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving.DANDangerous (gender/class) dangerous | uɸ | u:ɸ | u-uɸ | u-u:ɸ |
| 4Fourth person (person) obviative, not present.ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving.DANDangerous (gender/class) dangerous | uɸə | u:ɸə | u-uɸə | u-u:ɸə |
| 5Fifth person (person) indefinite or generic; one, "they" say that.ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving.DANDangerous (gender/class) dangerous | uɸɛ | u:ɸɛ | u-uɸɛ | u-u:ɸɛ |
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving.NODANNot dangerous (gender/class) not dangerous | in | i:n | i-in | i-i:n |
| 4Fourth person (person) obviative, not present.ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving.NODANNot dangerous (gender/class) not dangerous | inə | i:nə | i-inə | i-i:nə |
| 5Fifth person (person) indefinite or generic; one, "they" say that.ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving.NODANNot dangerous (gender/class) not dangerous | inɛ | i:nɛ | i-inɛ | i-i:nɛ |
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.PLNTPlant (gender/class) plants, vegetation.INEDInedible (class) edibility: inedible | yb | y:b | y-yb | y-y:b |
| 4Fourth person (person) obviative, not present.PLNTPlant (gender/class) plants, vegetation.INEDInedible (class) edibility: inedible | ybə | y:bə | y-ybə | y-y:bə |
| 5Fifth person (person) indefinite or generic; one, "they" say that.PLNTPlant (gender/class) plants, vegetation.INEDInedible (class) edibility: inedible | ybɛ | y:bɛ | y-ybɛ | y-y:bɛ |
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.INANInanimate (gender/class) inanimate, sessile.NATNatural (class) a natural object | əɪɲ | əɪ:ɲ | əɪ-əɪɲ | əɪ-əɪ:ɲ |
| 4Fourth person (person) obviative, not present.INANInanimate (gender/class) inanimate, sessile.NATNatural (class) a natural object | əɪɲə | əɪ:ɲə | əɪ-əɪɲə | əɪ-əɪ:ɲə |
| 5Fifth person (person) indefinite or generic; one, "they" say that.INANInanimate (gender/class) inanimate, sessile.NATNatural (class) a natural object | əɪɲɛ | əɪ:ɲɛ | əɪ-əɪɲɛ | əɪ-əɪ:ɲɛ |
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.PLNTPlant (gender/class) plants, vegetation.EDEdible (gender/class) edibility: edible | eʑ | e:ʑ | e-eʑ | e-e:ʑ |
| 4Fourth person (person) obviative, not present.PLNTPlant (gender/class) plants, vegetation.EDEdible (gender/class) edibility: edible | eʑə | e:ʑə | e-eʑə | e-e:ʑə |
| 5Fifth person (person) indefinite or generic; one, "they" say that.PLNTPlant (gender/class) plants, vegetation.EDEdible (gender/class) edibility: edible | eʑɛ | e:ʑɛ | e-eʑɛ | e-e:ʑɛ |
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.INANInanimate (gender/class) inanimate, sessile.ARTFArtificial (gender/class) a man-made object | ɛx | ɛ:x | ɛ-ɛx | ɛ-ɛ:x |
| 4Fourth person (person) obviative, not present.INANInanimate (gender/class) inanimate, sessile.ARTFArtificial (gender/class) a man-made object | ɛxə | ɛ:xə | ɛ-ɛxə | ɛ-ɛ:xə |
| 5Fifth person (person) indefinite or generic; one, "they" say that.INANInanimate (gender/class) inanimate, sessile.ARTFArtificial (gender/class) a man-made object | ɛxɛ | ɛ:xɛ | ɛ-ɛxɛ | ɛ-ɛ:xɛ |
4Fourth person (person)
obviative, not presentth person is marked by /ə/, 5Fifth person (person)
indefinite or generic; one, "they" say thatth person is marked by /ɛ/.
Pronouns follow very similar pluralization rules to nouns: reduplication of the first root vowel.
Because the [insert species name here] are peaceful herbivores, they gender themselves as "animate, not dangerous." Deities (being mercurial, capricious creatures) are gendered "animate, dangerous." Abstract ideas are 5Fifth person (person)
indefinite or generic; one, "they" say that.INANInanimate (gender/class)
inanimate, sessile.ARTArticle
indicate the type of reference being made by the noun.
The genders in the table are in order from most concerning to least concerning. In the event of a mixed-gender reference, the group is gendered according to the most concerning member. (This is similar in grammatical principle to the way Romance languages default to masculine, and a mixed group is gendered masculine.)
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