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Example 29-111
ek - my, jy - jou, hy - hom, sy - haar vs. ons - ons, julle - julle, hulle - hulle
ek
1sg
.
nom
-
-
my,
1sg
.
obl
jy
2sg
.
nom
-
-
jou,
2sg
.
obl
hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
-
-
hom,
3sg
.
m
.
obl
sy
3sg
.
f
.
nom
-
-
haar
3sg
.
f
.
obl
vs.
vs.
ons
1pl
.
nom
-
-
ons,
1pl
.
obl
julle
2pl
.
nom
-
-
julle,
2pl
.
obl
hulle
3pl
.
nom
-
-
hulle
3pl
.
obl
I - me, you - you, he - him, she - her vs. we - us, you (pl) - you (pl), they - them
Comment:
A/S vs. P distinctions are only attested in the singular.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: No dependent person forms
Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns: Accusative alignment
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