Upper Sepik Languages - Pronouns

Pronouns

Ross reconstructs two sets of pronouns for proto–Upper Sepik. These are the default set (Set I), and a set with "certain interpersonal and pragmatic functions" (table 1.27):

Pronoun Set I
I *an we two *nə-d we *nə-n
thou (M) *nɨ you two *nə-p you *nə-m
thou (F) (*nɨ-n)
he *tə- they two (*rə-p) they *ra-m
she *tɨ-
Pronoun Set II
I *ka we two *krə-d we *krə-m
thou (M) *kɨ you two *kə-p you *kə-m
thou (F) ?
he *si they two *sə-p they (*sə-m)
she (*sae)

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