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Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

All of the following pronouns when used without any suffix are singular. They become plural with the "sa" suffix (ie. Li = I, Lisa = We)

Spelling English Equivalent Implication / Definition / Used as
li I animate, unspecified, 1st person
mida you [singular] animate, unspecified, 2nd person
da they [singular] animate, unspecified, 3rd person
dase she animate, feminine, 3rd person
dake animate, fem-leaning, 3rd person
daka they [singular] animate, androgynous, 3rd person
daki animate, masc-leaning, 3rd person
daci he animate, masculine, 3rd person

Indefinite Pronouns

Spelling English Equivalent Implication / Definition / Used as
reda itself/herself/etc. reflexive pronoun, referencing to the thing(s) already mentioned in the sentence
toransu other/another
gara all/every
coko some
boro any
mire half

Demonstrative Pronouns (Close to speaker)

Spelling English Equivalent Implication / Definition / Used as
tano this + n.
tani this + adj.
tatu as such, so "this way", "in this manner"
talo such "this kind of"

Demonstrative Pronouns (Far from speaker)

Spelling (far from speaker) English Equivalent Implication / Definition / Used as
kano that + n.
kani that + adj.
katu as such, so "that way", "in that manner"
kalo such "that kind of"

Demonstrative Pronouns (Interrogative form)

Spelling (interrogative form) English Equivalent Implication / Definition / Used as
sono what
soni which
sotu how "which way", "in which manner"
solo "what kind of"