Krio pronomina
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In the following we present the Krio pronomina system as reflected by our Krio corpus. You can access the corpus from the TypeCraft Portal of Language In the list of Krio texts you find texts owned by Beatrice Owusua Nyampong and by the TypeCraft project. The latter corpus is a further development of the Nyampong corpus. You can access the individual corpora by following the link to the Nyampong or TypeCraft user page.
The distribution of nouns and pronouns
Pronouns, Possessive pronouns and Reflexive pronouns
| Person/Number | Pronoun | possessive Pronoun | reflexive Pronouns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1SG | a, mi | mi | misɛf* |
| 2SG | yu | yu | yusɛf |
| 3SG | i, am | im, in | insɛf |
| 1PL | wi | wi | |
| 2PL | unu, una | unu, una | |
| 3pl | dem | dem, dɛn |
| Number | NEAR SPEAKER | REMOTE |
|---|---|---|
| SINGULAR | di | dat |
| PLURAL | dis | ? |
| PNrel | |
|---|---|
| who, whom, which | we |
| what | wetin |