Pronouns
Personal pronouns as subject of the sentence: ma (I); fo (you, singular); e, mu (he, she); anye (we); fo, minye (you, plural); bumu, baa (they). A few key words are sufficient to show that the language is totally different from Akan on one hand, and Dagomba on the other: china (to sit); kpa (to throw); kachɛ (day); kufol (month); ebi (son); kuso (ear); enɔ (hand); dɔktɛ ("linguist", interpreter)
Subject:
I - ma we - anye
you (one person) - fo you (more than one person) - fo, minye
he, she - e, mu (kumu) they - bumu, baa
Object:
me - ma us - anye
you (one person) - fo you (more than one person) - fo
him, her - mu them - bumu
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