overview
This page will try to describe the grammar of cryšk as well as I can. It assumes a basic knowledge of linguistic termonology.
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pronouns
personal pronouns
Personal pronouns inflect for the singular SG and two types of plural:
- The non-collective plural PL
-
A plural form, used when there is pragmatically multiple groups relevent to the discorse.
It is generally formed by adding the suffix -mņ - The collective plural COL
-
The most common plural form, used when everyone is assumed to be of the same group, or when the distinction between the groups is irrelevent to the discourse.
It is generally formed by reduplication of the last two sylables.
it is common for these two plurals to be interchangable.
table of personal pronouns
| SG | PL | COL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1P | hk | hkmņ | cryškryšk¹ |
| 2P | hny | hnymņ | hnycny² |
| 3P | hņ | hnņ³ | |
¹ Suppleted form, from cryšk "person"
² Irregular spelling, pronounced more as hny-cny /ha'ni'.ani/
³ The PL and COL forms merged since the proto-lang, *pa-n-man > panan > hnņ