MEMONI PRONOUNS:
The pronouns are small words which substitute nouns,
he, you, ours, themselves, some, each.
1. Subject Pronouns:
aaun
|
I |
assan
|
we |
aaen
|
you (polite) |
tu
|
you |
ee
|
he |
oo
|
he |
There are three ways to express 'You' (2nd person (s)) in Memoni,
'Tu' is used to address a close friend, child and youngster. 'aaen'
is used to address someone you do not know well or someone older
than yourself especially parent, relatives. To address two or
more people, whatever their relation to you 'aaen' is used.
Example
aaun Pakistani yaan
I am a Pakistani
aaen jo nam kuro aaye
(single person) What is your name
(polite)
aaen Memon yo
( two or more persons) You are Memon
2. Object and
Possessive Pronouns
These pronouns function as both possessive pronouns and possessive
adjectives and generally follow by a proposition such as jo /
ji 'of' - say 'from' kay 'to' etc.
aaun
|
me + preposition |
assan |
to + preposition |
aaen
|
aaen + preposition |
tu |
assan + preposition |
ee |
ee + preposition |
ou
|
ou + preposition |
|
My / Our (1) |
to me |
from me |
auun
|
mijjo / mijji |
mekkay |
mejsay |
assan |
assan jo / assan ji |
assan kay |
assan say |
aaen
|
aaen jo / aaen ji |
aaen kay |
aaen say |
tu |
to jo / to ji |
to kay |
to say |
ee |
een jo / een ji |
een kay |
een say |
ee |
een jo / een ji |
een kay |
een say |
ou |
oun jo / oun ji
|
oun kay |
oun say |
(1) pronouns are further
inflected (different ending) for masculine and feminine and must
agree to the object (noun, pronouns, adjective and adverbs)
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