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1 p. sg.           jau; : i-, j- <br/>
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1 p. sg. . . . . . jau. . . . i-, j- <br/>
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2 p. sg.           au; : bu-, -u- <br/>
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2 p. sg. . . . . . au . . . . bu-, -u- <br/>
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3 p. sg.           i; : di-, -i- <br/>
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3 p. sg. . . . . . i. . . . . di-, -i- <br/>
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1 p. du. in. nan(d)u; : tu(n)- <br/>
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1 p. du. in. . . . nan(d)u. . tu(n)- <br/>
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1 p. du. ex. amu(n); : amu(n)- <br/>
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1 p. du. ex. . . . amu(n) . . amu(n)- <br/>
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2 p. du.           man(d)u; : mu(n)- <br/>
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2 p. du. . . . . . man(d)u. . mu(n)- <br/>
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3 p. du.           san(d)u; : su(n)- <br/>
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3 p. du. . . . . . san(d)u. . su(n)- <br/>
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1 p. pl. in.   tata(t); : ta(n)- <br/>
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1 p. pl. in. . . . tata(t). . ta(n)- <br/>
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1 p. pl. ex. ama(t); : ama(n)- <br/>
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1 p. pl. ex. . . . ama(t) . . ama(n)- <br/>
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2 p. pl.           mia(t); : me(n)- <br/>
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2 p. pl. . . . . . mia(t) . . me(n)- <br/>
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3 p. pl. hum.   sia(t); : se{n)- <br/>
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3 p. pl. hum.. . . sia(t) . . se{n)- <br/>
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3 p. pl. non-hum. si; : si <br/></tt>
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3 p. pl. non-hum.. si;. . . . si <br/></tt>

Revision as of 16:56, 7 February 2017

Wamesa Grammar

Wamesa Pronouns

Inclusivity

  • Inclusivity in Wamesa affects 1du and 1pl, and indicates whether the listener is included in the narrator's group.

Number

Number indicates how many there are of something.

  • There are three numbers in the Wamesa number system: singular, dual, and plural. In other words, there are morphemes indicating one of something, two, and more than two, as follows:

1 p. sg. . . . . . jau. . . . i-, j-
2 p. sg. . . . . . au . . . . bu-, -u-
3 p. sg. . . . . . i. . . . . di-, -i-
1 p. du. in. . . . nan(d)u. . tu(n)-
1 p. du. ex. . . . amu(n) . . amu(n)-
2 p. du. . . . . . man(d)u. . mu(n)-
3 p. du. . . . . . san(d)u. . su(n)-
1 p. pl. in. . . . tata(t). . ta(n)-
1 p. pl. ex. . . . ama(t) . . ama(n)-
2 p. pl. . . . . . mia(t) . . me(n)-
3 p. pl. hum.. . . sia(t) . . se{n)-
3 p. pl. non-hum.. si;. . . . si