Primary Lessons in Swatow Grammar/Lesson IV

by William Ashmore

Declension of Pronouns.

1st person, singular.

uá,

I.

uá che̍k-nâng,

I„ (individually).

put-chhâi,

I„ (depreciative of self).

siáu-nâng,

I„ (depreciative of„ self„).

ngô-tĩ,

I„ (depreciative of„ self„ among relatives).

siáu-tĩ,

I„ (depreciative of„ self„ among„ relatives„).

lṳ́ kâi-po̍k,

I„ thy servant.

1st person plural.

uá-téng,

we.

uán,

we (excludes the hearer).

ún; ńg,

we (excludes„ the„ hearer„) used in Hu city.

nán,

we (includes the hearer).

ún put-chhâi--húe,

we (depreciative of selves).

ún-po̍k-téng,

we, thy servants.

2nd person, singular.

lṳ́,

you.

lṳ́ thâu-ke,

you, master.

chun-kè, lṳ́,

you, Respected Sir.

tãi-jîn, lṳ́,

your Excellency.

lṳ́ lãu-nâng-ke,

Respected Sir.

lṳ́ lãu-tōa,

you, venerable Sir.

2nd person plural.

lṳ́-téng; nín,

you.

3rd person, plural.

i,

he.

i kâi-nâng,

he himself.

i pńg-nâng,

his own self; his own person.

i tōa--nâng,

his Honor.

i che̍k-nâng,

he (individually).

3rd person plural.

in,

they.

i kâi-nâng,

they themselves.

i hùaⁿ-nâng,

they„.

i hiá-nâng,

they„.

i khûn-nâng,

they„.

i chhoh-nâng,

they„ i.e. that lot of people.

in chu-ūi,

they, i.e. all those personages.