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== the eight pronouns ==
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   |align=center|  I
   |align=center|  I
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There is also two more pronouns. '''myu''' means we(inclusive dual). In other words "me and you".  
There is also two more pronouns. '''myu''' means we (inclusive dual). In other words "me and you".  
Also '''myua''' means we(inc.).
Also '''myua''' means we (inclusive plural).


The above also stand for object pronouns, so we have ;-
The above also stand for object pronouns, so we have ;-
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   |align=center| '''wa'''
   |align=center| '''wa'''
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== the reflexive pronoun ==


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   |align=center|    '''swe'''.
   |align=center|    '''swe'''.
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This pronoun is a bit unusual. Usually in Seuna the object comes after the verb. However '''swe''' always comes immediately before the verb. This pronoun can not be used as a subject. However '''miswe''' means "me myself"(emphasising not somebody else) and can be a subject. In the same way we have '''miaswe    myuswe    myuaswe    yuswe    yuaswe    naswe    waswe'''.


The pronouns take all the cases suffixes that normal nouns take (except the "-s" of the object case).
This pronoun is a bit unusual. Usually in Seuna the object comes after the verb. However '''swe''' always comes immediately before the verb. In fact it is frontfixed to the verb.
 
This pronoun can never be used as a subject. However '''mizwe''' means "me myself"(emphasising not somebody else) and can be a subject. In the same way we have '''miazwe    myuzwe    myuazwe    yuzwe    yuazwe    nazwe    wazwe'''.
 
== pronouns and role tags ==
 
The pronouns take all the role tags that normal nouns take (except the "-s" tag).


Below the pronouns in the genitive case are given.
Below the pronouns in the genitive case are given.
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   |align=center|  my/mine
   |align=center|  my/mine
   |align=center| '''min'''
   |align=center| '''mige'''
   |align=center|  our/ours(exc.)
   |align=center|  our/ours(exc.)
   |align=center| '''mian/myun/myuan'''
   |align=center| '''miage/myuge/myuage'''
   |-
   |-
   |align=center|  your/yours
   |align=center|  your/yours
   |align=center| '''yun'''
   |align=center| '''yuge'''
   |align=center| your/yours(pl.)
   |align=center| your/yours(pl.)
   |align=center| '''yuan'''
   |align=center| '''yuage'''
   |-
   |-
   |align=center| his/her/hers  
   |align=center| his/her/hers  
   |align=center| '''nan'''
   |align=center| '''nage'''
   |align=center| their/theirs
   |align=center| their/theirs
   |align=center| '''wan'''
   |align=center| '''wage'''
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     |}


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   |align=center|  my own/your own/etc. etc.
   |align=center|  my own/your own/etc. etc.
   |align=center| '''swen'''
   |align=center| '''swege'''
       |}
       |}


As with regular adjectives, the genitive pronouns come after the nouns they qualify.
As with regular adjectives, the genitive pronouns come after the nouns they qualify.


'''hendori kaunu swen.'''
'''hendori kaunu swege.'''
{|
{|
| hend || -o || -r || -i || kaunu || swen
| hend || -o || -r || -i || kaunu || swege
|-
|-
| put on || -3s || -ACT || -PAST || coat || "own"
| put on || -3s || -ACT || -PAST || coat || "own"
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'He put on his (own) coat.'
'He put on his (own) coat.'


When the regular third person possessive pronouns are used, they are understood as not being coreferential with a previously mentioned third person.
When the regular third person possessive pronouns are used, they are understood as not being coreferential with the subject.


'''hendori kaunu nan.'''
'''hendori kaunu nage.'''
{|
{|
| hend || -o || -r || -i || kaunu || nan
| hend || -o || -r || -i || kaunu || nage
|-
|-
| put on || -3s || -ACT || -PAST || coat || "his"
| put on || -3s || -ACT || -PAST || coat || "his"
|}
|}
'He put on his (someone else's) coat.'
'He put on his (someone else's) coat.'
== other examples ==
'''sukoro cata swewa''' = he\she likes talking about himself/herself
'''sukoro swecata''' = he\she likes to talk to himself/herself


==Index==
==Index==


{{Seuna index}}
{{Seuna index}}

Revision as of 12:08, 18 August 2008

the eight pronouns

I mi we(exc.) mia
you yu you(pl.) yua
he/she na they wa

There is also two more pronouns. myu means we (inclusive dual). In other words "me and you". Also myua means we (inclusive plural).

The above also stand for object pronouns, so we have ;-

me mi us mia/myu/myua
you yu you(pl.) yua
him/her na them wa

the reflexive pronoun

There is also the reflexive pronoun swe.

This pronoun is a bit unusual. Usually in Seuna the object comes after the verb. However swe always comes immediately before the verb. In fact it is frontfixed to the verb.

This pronoun can never be used as a subject. However mizwe means "me myself"(emphasising not somebody else) and can be a subject. In the same way we have miazwe myuzwe myuazwe yuzwe yuazwe nazwe wazwe.

pronouns and role tags

The pronouns take all the role tags that normal nouns take (except the "-s" tag).

Below the pronouns in the genitive case are given.

my/mine mige our/ours(exc.) miage/myuge/myuage
your/yours yuge your/yours(pl.) yuage
his/her/hers nage their/theirs wage
my own/your own/etc. etc. swege

As with regular adjectives, the genitive pronouns come after the nouns they qualify.

hendori kaunu swege.

hend -o -r -i kaunu swege
put on -3s -ACT -PAST coat "own"

'He put on his (own) coat.'

When the regular third person possessive pronouns are used, they are understood as not being coreferential with the subject.

hendori kaunu nage.

hend -o -r -i kaunu nage
put on -3s -ACT -PAST coat "his"

'He put on his (someone else's) coat.'

other examples

sukoro cata swewa = he\she likes talking about himself/herself

sukoro swecata = he\she likes to talk to himself/herself

Index

  1. Introduction to Seuna
  2. Seuna : Chapter 1
  3. Seuna word shape
  4. The script of Seuna
  5. Seuna sentence structure
  6. Seuna pronouns
  7. Seuna nouns
  8. Seuna verbs (1)
  9. Seuna adjectives
  10. Seuna demonstratives
  11. Seuna verbs (2)
  12. Asking a question in Seuna
  13. Seuna relative clauses
  14. Seuna verbs (3)
  15. Methods for deriving words in Seuna
  16. List of all Seuna derivational affixes
  17. Numbers in Seuna
  18. Naming people in Seuna
  19. The Seuna calendar
  20. Seuna units
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