bagyaed
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Yapese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]bagyaed
- Partitive plural pronoun; one of them
See also
[edit]Yapese personal pronouns
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
First* | inclusive | gadow | gadaed | |
exclusive | gaeg | gamow | gamaed | |
Second | guur | gimeew | gimeed | |
Third | qiir | yow | yaed | |
Other expressions | ||||
Partitive** | bagyow | bagyaed | ||
* The first person can be inclusive (I/we and you) or exclusive (I/we and not you). This differentiation is meaningful only in the dual and in the plural. ** Partitive pronouns are used in expressions such as one of them two (dual) or one of them (plural). |
References
[edit]- Jensen, John Thayer (1977) Yapese Reference Grammar, Honolulu: The University press of Hawaii, pages 132-135