Pronouns
Singular First-person Pronouns
| Yahv Word | Pronunciation | IPA | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| ra | hlah | [ɬaː] |
Singular, first-person pronoun; “I” |
| raca | hlah-chah | [ɬaːtʃaː] |
Accusative; “me” |
| raka | hlah-kah | [ɬaːkaː] |
Dependent genitive; “mine” |
| rahaka | hlah-hah-kah | [ɬaːhaˑkaː] |
Independent genitive; “mine” |
| raka | hlah-kah | [ɬaːkaː] |
Reflexive; “myself” |
Examples
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Coxeris raka kosi.
[tʃoˑxεːɬiˑs ɬaːkaː koːsiː]
- My name is Coxeris. -
Oswyv ra.
[oːsʊːjɐˑ ɬaː]
- I am a father.
Second-person Pronouns
| Word | Pronunciation | IPA | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| rw | hl'uh | [ɬʊː] |
Nominative and accusative; “you” |
| rwka | hl'uh-kah | [ɬʊːkaː] |
Dependent genitive; “your” |
| rwka | hl'uh-kah | [ɬʊːkaː] |
Singular reflexive; “yourself” |
| rwdaka | hl'uh-dah-kah | [ɬʊˑdaˑkaː] |
Indepdendent genitive and plural reflexive; “yours”, “yourselves” |
Examples
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Rwka itusu nwkaru.
[ɬʊːkaː iːtuˑsuː nʊːkaːɬuˑ]
- Keep the reason to yourself. -
Zokw rw
[ʃoːkʊː ɬʊː]
- Greetings
Plural First-person Pronouns
| Word | Pronunciation | IPA | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| zv | shoo | [ʃɐː] |
“we” |
| zvda | shoo-dah | [ʃɐːdaː] |
Accusative form; “us” |
| zvdaka | shoo-dah-kah | [ʃɐːdaˑkaː] |
Dependent genitive; “our” |
| zvdaga | shoo-dah-gah | [ʃɐːdaˑgaː] |
Independent genitive; “ours” |
| zvde | shoo-deh | [ʃɐːdεˑ] |
Reflexive; “ourselves” |
Examples
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Zvdaka zexuta zokikw rw.
[ʃɐˑdaˑkaː ʃεˑxuˑtaː ʃoːkiːkʊː ɬʊː]
- Welcome to our home. -
Xalitu zv.
[xaˑliːtuː ʃɐː]
- We are ready.
Third-Person Pronouns
| Word | Pronunciation | IPA | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| ke | keh | [kεˑ] |
“they” |
| keke | keh-keh | [kεˑkεˑ] |
Nominative form; “they” |
| keko | keh-koh | [kεˑkoː] |
Accusative; “them” |
| kekeko | keh-keh-koh | [kεˑkεˑkoː] |
Dependent genitive; “their” |
| kekoko | keh-koh-koh | [kεˑkoˑkoː] |
Independent genitive; “theirs” |
| kekeha | keh-keh-hah | [kεˑkεˑhaː] |
Reflexive; “themselves” |
Examples
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Sitagi uroya keko zv ledu.
[siːtaˑgiː uːɬoːjaː kεˑkoː ʃɐˑ lεˑduː]
- We cannot be concerned with them. -
Kekeko ezodo zv teza.
[kεˑkoˑkoː εˑʃoːdoː ʃɐː tεˑʃaː]
- We protect their realm.