VOS: Nouns and Pronouns

Last Edited: 2006.Jul.16 Sun

Noun Declension

Declension of nouns is very simple: the plural is formed from the singular by adding -x (the tag is -P).

Pronouns

The 1st and 2nd person pronouns are used for focused, topicalized, and emphasized arguments; otherwise the actants are used. Note that they take 3rd person agreement. The 3rd person pronouns may have anaphoric use.
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* Nee substitutes for cii immediately after a word ending in -c(i).
* Nee substitutes for luu immediately after a word ending in -l(u).

Dummy Nouns

In contrast to the pronouns, which replace whole phrases, dummy nouns fill the noun part of the phrase and can take noun plurals.
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* Ne substitutes for co immediately after a word ending in -c(i).
* Ne substitutes for lo immediately after a word ending in -l(u).

Examples

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