Pronouns

There are three categories of pronouns in Noku: Direct , Indirect and Possession. Each category is made up of 7 pronouns.



Direct Pronouns

Direct pronouns are pronouns used to refer to the subject of the sentence. As previously stated, there are 7 pronouns.

Person English Noku
1st Person Singular I Ako
*Plural (Inclusive) We Ano
*Plural (Exclusive) We Ani
2nd Person Singular You Tako
Plural You Tano
3rd Person Singular He / She / They **Mako
Plural They Mano

*The inclusive pronoun includes the listener (you and me / us). The exclusive pronoun excludes them (me / us but not you).

**Noku is a gender-less language, meaning there are no gendered words or pronouns.



Indirect Pronouns

Indirect pronouns are pronouns used to refer to an object which is not the subject of the sentence.

Person English Noku
1st Person Singular Me Iko
Plural (Inclusive) Us Ino
Plural (Exclusive) Us Ini
2nd Person Singular You Kayo
Plural You Kano
3rd Person Singular Them Siyo
Plural Them Sino

-> If the verb is in Imperative, you use the Indirect pronoun.

Ex:

"Give me some coffee." -> "Dadara iko seto foci."



Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession of an object or item.

Person English Noku
1st Person Singular Mine Ma
Plural (Inclusive) Our / Ours Mon
Plural (Exclusive) Our / Ours Mion
2nd Person Singular Your / Yours Ka
Plural Your / Yours Kon
3rd Person Singular His / Hers / Theirs Sa
Plural Theirs Son

-> To refer to an inanimate object, you can use the pronoun "ito" (Direct and Indirect) and "itos" (Possessive).