mo / o / ó

Singular Subject Pronouns

Level 1

mo: I; o: singular you; ó: he, she or it.

How It Works

These short forms precede a predicate or its preverbal aspect marker. Compare Mo ti ra bàtà, “I have bought shoes,” O ti ra bàtà, “You have bought shoes,” and Ó ti ra bàtà, “He or she has bought shoes.” The subject changes; the verb does not acquire a person ending.

Ó does not encode gender. Its antecedent determines whether English uses “he,” “she” or “it.” Objects, possessors and independent pronouns have separate forms or distributions.

This affirmative table is not an automatic template for every clause. In the reference's ordinary kò negative patterns, first-person n replaces mo, and third-person singular ó is absent. Independent forms serve constructions such as coordination and nominal identification.

Examples (3)

  1. Mo ti ra bàtà.

    I have bought shoes.

    Mo identifies the speaker.

  2. O ti ra bàtà.

    You have bought shoes.

    Mid-tone o identifies one addressee.

  3. Ó ti ra bàtà.

    He or she has bought shoes.

    High-tone ó identifies a third-person singular participant.

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mo / o / óLevel 1Singular Subject Pronouns

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Mo means I; o means singular you; ó means he, she or it.

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