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The Personal Pronouns |
I - Ami / Mi You - Abo / Bo He She It - E We - Nos You (plural) - Boso They - Nan Note: The polite form for you (bo) is translated according to the person it applies to, e.g.: Meneer, Señora, etc. Who are you? = Ken bo ta? Who are you? (Sir) = Ken meneer ta? Who are you? (Mrs.) = Ken señora ta? |
The Possesive Pronouns |
My - Mi Your - Bo His her its - Su Our - Nos Your - Boso Their - Nan Attention: He/She/It has his/her/its book = E tin su boeki I have my car = Mi tin mi auto You have your shirt = Bo tin bo flanel He/She/It has his/her/its book = E tin su boeki We have our tickets = Nos tin nos pasashi You have your drinks = Boso tin boso bebida They have their luggage = Nan tin nan ekipahe OR (of) Mine - Di mi (of) Yours - Di bo (of) His hers its - Di dje (of) Ours - Di nos (of) Yours - Di boso (of) Theirs - Di nan |
The Interrogative Pronouns |
Who? = Kende? - Who are you? = Kende bo ta? Where? = Unda? - Where do you go? = Unda bo ta bay? What? = Kiko? - What do you have? = Kiko bo tin? Why? = Pakiko? - Why do you go? = Pakiko bo ta bai? Which? = Cua? - Which book is yours? = Cua boeki ta dibo? How? = Con? - How are you? = Con ta bai? How much? = Cuanto? - How much is this? = Cuanto esaki ta? |
The Demonstrative Pronouns |
Here - Aki There - Aya Yonder - Ey This - that - these - those This book = E boeki aki That book = E boeki ey That book yonder = E boeki aya Substantively used, the demonstrative pronouns are translated by: Note: Formerly es was the real form of the demonstrative pronoun This is mine = Esaki ta dimi That is yours = Esey ta dibo That one (yonder) is his = Esaya ta di dje These are mine = Esakinan ta dimi Those are yours = Eseynan ta dibo Those yonder are hers = Esayanan ta di dje |