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Example 57-22
mwa, twa, lia/lja, nu, uso, sola/lesot
mwa,
1sg
twa,
2sg
lia/lja,
3sg
nu,
1pl
uso,
2pl
sola/lesot
3pl
I, you.SG, he/she/it, we, you.PL, they
Comment:
These are the independent pronouns. The plural independent pronouns
nu
[1PL],
uso
[2PL],
sola
[3PL] and
lesot
[3PL] have the same form as the dependent pronouns.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 135-142
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Datapoints:
Person syncretism in independent personal pronouns: No person syncretism
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: Only dependent subject forms
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