Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Pronouns (outdated)

Pronouns are in two categories: singular and plural. For each singular pronoun, there is a plural counter part.

I, me -> tét
we, us (non-inclusive) -> tés

thou, thee -> f'ét
ye, you -> f'és

he, him -> két
they, them (male) -> kés

she, her -> jét
they, them (female) -> jés

s/he, him/her -> jkét
they, them (people) -> jkés

it -> cét
they, them (things) -> cés

one (someone unspecified) -> hét
they, you (unspecified people, people in general) -> hés

himself, herself, itself, oneself (reflexive singular, third person) -> sét
themselves (reflexive plural, third person) -> sés

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"we" means "me and some other people" and by default does not include the one addressed: if "we" does mean "me and you", it is recommended to specifically say "me (or us) and thee (or you)"  Also, the "thee/you" distinction is just a matter of number, not of respect, poetic register, endearment, etc.

Here, again, all is provisional. The gender-specific pronouns might be dropped; also, the whole list may be changed to make the pronouns more distinct one from another. I mostly just took the Esperanto pronoun list and amended it to make it more symmetrical - that's just something to start from. Also, it is not determined whether animals are properly "jkét/jkés", as they are animate, or "cét/cés", as they aren't people.


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