You, One Person or Many: ị, unu

You, One Person or Many

Level 1

One you is ị. Many you is unu.

How It Works

WhoPronounExample
one personị or iỊ chọrọ mmiri?
more than oneunuUnu chọrọ nri?

The spelling ị or i follows the vowels of the verb, as for ọ and o: Ị bịara “you came”, I mere “you did”. For a group you can also add nụ to a command: Bịanụ “come, all of you”.

To be polite to one elder, greet them with a title and the right greeting.

The stand-alone form for one person is gị, and for several it is also unu.

Examples (4)

  1. Ị na-agụ akwụkwọ.

    You are reading.

    Said to one person.

  2. Unu na-agụ akwụkwọ.

    You all are reading.

    Said to a group.

  3. Ị chọrọ mmiri?

    Do you want water?

    The pronoun ị comes first.

  4. Unu chọrọ nri?

    Do you all want food?

    Unu for more than one person.

How It Connects

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You, One Person or Many: ị, unuLevel 1You, One Person or Many

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Ị and unu are two of the subject pronouns, so those come first.

Words in This Pattern

ị