Pronouns and a basic introduction

Si’irin has a complicated pronoun system as well as a lot of pronouns as well. The first thing to understand about this list is that some of these pronouns are unfamiliar concepts to native English speakers and the explanation will be provided. The second concept is that in Si’irin pronouns can carry a large amount of information so this will be explained as well.

1st person(singular), I= [in], [ina]

2nd person, you = [na], [ na’i]

2nd person group, y’all = [nas], [na’is]

1st person group inclusive, we = [on], [ona]

1st person group exclusive, our = [ol], [ola]

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3rd unknown/does matter, they  = [man], [mani]

3rd unknown group, them = [manas], [manis]

3rd singular male, he= [son], [soni]

3rd group male = [sonas], [sonis]

3rd singular female, she = [se’i],[se’in]

3rd group female = [se’is], [se’inas]

3rd inanimate close, that  = [tu], [tu’us]

3rd close objects = [tas], [tasa]

3rd inanimate far = [ti], [ti’is]

3rd far objects = [tes], [tesa]

4th person general, one = [mun], [mun]

4th person plurals = [munas], [munas]

Lets break down this list!

First things first, the first word in brackets it’s the subjective form and the second word is the objective form. This corresponds to the object and subject of a sentence. Si’irin uses an SVO or subject verb object. A basic example to demonstrate this is the two sentences “I like you” and “you like me” [in ba’ik na’i] [na ba’ik ina] note here that like in English pronouns there form by their position in the sentence, but unlike English this rule always exists.

Now to explain what each pronoun means. Going from top to bottom.

1st person(singular)= [in], [ina]. This means the self; in English this is “I” or “me”

2nd person = [na], [ na’i]. This mean the other person you are referencing; in English this is “you”

2nd person group = [nas], [na’is]. This is like the pronoun above but with plurality, meaning a group of people you are referencing. In English this is “y’all”

1st person group inclusive, we = [on], [ona]

1st person group exclusive, our = [ol], [ola]

These need a little more explanation. While the equivalent for “we” or “our” its more complicated. The 1st person group inclusive mean a group that you and others are a part of, typically a large number of people ( hence its inclusive). Such as a band addressing an audience. The 1st person group exclusive means a group that you and other are a part of but that does not include the audience, for example a team that just won a game and says “we won” the “we” does not include the fans.

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This is how to make any form of “_self” words, you put the word [mun] before the objective form. For example “I love myself” -> [in ba’iv mun ina]

3rd unknown/does matter, they  = [man], [mani]

3rd unknown group, them = [manas], [manis]

3rd singular male, he= [son], [soni]

3rd group male = [sonas], [sonis]

3rd singular female, she = [se’i],[se’in]

3rd group female = [se’is], [se’inas]

These are all able to be bundled together, effectivity its “he” “she” and “they” for referring to a single person and if you are referring to a group of people, if its wholly one gender use the group version but if not used the mixed version. In English we would use the “those _” to make the plural forms of the pronouns.

3rd inanimate close, that  = [tu], [tu’us]

3rd close objects = [tas], [tasa]

3rd inanimate far = [ti], [ti’is]

3rd far objects = [tes], [tesa]

Object pronouns, these are pronouns that refer to objects and non-alive things. The distinction of closeness is very relative, but often if the object is close in you to distance ( as relative to other objects) it’s using the close version. Note that things that do not exist such as ideas and emotions are considered to be close objects. Also, plurality is considered here. When an object is hard to define as singular such as water or sand it is considered plural by default.  

4th person general, one = [mun], [mun]

4th person plurals = [munas], [munas]

Last but not least is the slighty weird words for 4th person pronouns. These can be used but are much more specialized. The 4th person general is similar to the pronoun of “one” In English. As an example, “one can eat bread” -> [mun su’as mi’ina barilas]. The plural 4thperson is generally a reference to humanity or the word “people”, for example “people can build homes” -> [munas su’as fa’itir romulas].