Pronouns
The Thao personal pronouns below are from Blust (2003:207). Note that there is only 1 form each for "we (exclusive)," "you (plural)" and "they."
| Type of Pronoun |
Nominative | Accusative | Genitive | Agent | Patient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1s. | yaku | yakin | nak | ||
| 2s. | ihu | ihu-n | m-ihu | uhu | uhu-n |
| 3s. | thithu | thithu-n | thithu | ||
| 1p. (incl.) | ita | ita-n | m-ita | ||
| 1p. (excl.) | yamin | yamin | yamin | ||
| 2p. | maniun | maniun | maniun | ||
| 3p. | thaythuy | thaythuy | thaythuy |
Other pronouns include:
- minmihu - for you
- panmihu - as for you
- panihun - because of you
- shanaihun - up to you
- shaunatazihun - go to your place
- shmunaihun - bring to you
- nakin - for me
- panyakin - as for me
- pashiyakin - leave me
- shanayayakin - up to me
- shmunayakin - bring me
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