Pronouns
There are four main types of pronouns in Sesotho: absolute, demonstrative, quantitive, and qualificative. Each pronoun is a complete word and may stand in place of the noun or right next to it (for emphasis).
Concords are NOT pronouns. Concords are usually mandatory in certain places while pronouns are often not. Pronouns cannot be used in place of concords. Pronouns are complete words while concords are strictly affixes.
| Class | Absolute | Demonstrative | Quantitative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st. position | 2nd. position | 3rd. position | ||||||
| 1st. form | 2nd. form | 1st. form | 2nd. form | 1st. form | 2nd. form | |||
| First and second persons | ||||||||
| (1st. pers. sg.) | nna | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (1st. pers. pl.) | rona | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2nd. pers. sg.) | wena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2nd. pers. pl.) | lona | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Third persons and noun classes | ||||||||
| Class 1(a). | yena | eo | enwa | eo | eno | yane | elwa | — |
| Class 2(a). | bona | baa | bana | bao | bano | bane | bale | bohle |
| Class 3. | ona | oo | ona | oo | ono | wane | ole | ohle |
| Class 4. | yona | ee | ena | eo | eno | yane | ela | yohle |
| Class 5. | lona | lee | lena | leo | leno | lane | lela | lohle |
| Class 6. | ona | aa | ana | ao | ano | ane | ale | ohle |
| Class 7. | sona | see | sena | seo | seno | sane | sela | sohle |
| Class 8. | tsona | tsee | tsena | tseo | tseno | tsane | tsela | tsohle |
| Class 9. | yona | ee | ena | eo | eno | yane | ela | yohle |
| Class 10. | tsona | tsee | tsena | tseo | tseno | tsane | tsela | tsohle |
| Class 14. | bona | boo | bona | boo | bono | bane | bola | bohle |
| Class 15, 16, 17, 18. | hona | hoo | hona | hoo | hono | hane | hola | hohle |
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