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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* /o/
* {{auphen|o|YCQ-BE}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
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{{head|YCQ-BE|pronoun|head=o|gloss=he}}
{{head|YCQ-BE|pronoun|head=o|gloss=he}}


# he, she, it
# {{lb|YCQ-BE|masculine}} he; it


==Proto-Andusian==
==Proto-Andusian==


===Pronoun===
===Pronoun===
{{head|YCP-XX|pronoun|head=o|gloss=he, she, it}}
{{head|YCP-XX|pronoun|head=o|gloss=he}}


# he, she, it
# {{lb|YCP-XX|masculine}} he; it


====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
Two third-person pronouns, {{m|YCP-XX|dʰɛ}} and ''o'', are reconstructed. The contrast between them cannot be recovered; ''o'' is conventionally taken as the inanimate or farther member.
Two third-person pronouns are reconstructed, contrasting in gender: {{m|YCP-XX|dʰɛ}} is feminine and ''o'' masculine, the latter also serving where the referent is inanimate or unspecified. Every daughter language keeps the pair.
====Descendants====
====Descendants====
* {{desc|YCP-XA|o}}
* {{desc|YCP-XA|o}}
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{{head|YCP-XA|pronoun|head=o|gloss=he}}
{{head|YCP-XA|pronoun|head=o|gloss=he}}


# he, she, it
# {{lb|YCP-XA|masculine}} he; it


==Proto-South-Andusian==
==Proto-South-Andusian==
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{{head|YCP-XB|pronoun|head=o|gloss=he}}
{{head|YCP-XB|pronoun|head=o|gloss=he}}


# he, she, it
# {{lb|YCP-XB|masculine}} he; it
 
====Descendants====
* {{desc|YCQ-BE|o}}


==Proto-Unterian==
==Proto-Unterian==
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{{head|YCP-XC|pronoun|head=o|gloss=he}}
{{head|YCP-XC|pronoun|head=o|gloss=he}}


# he, she, it
# {{lb|YCP-XC|masculine}} he; it

Latest revision as of 12:44, 24 August 2026

Besoh

Pronunciation

  • /o/

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South-Andusian *o, from Proto-Andusian *o (“he”).

Pronoun

o

  1. (masculine) he; it

Proto-Andusian

Pronoun

*o

  1. (masculine) he; it

Usage notes

Two third-person pronouns are reconstructed, contrasting in gender: *dʰɛ is feminine and o masculine, the latter also serving where the referent is inanimate or unspecified. Every daughter language keeps the pair.

Descendants

  • Proto-North-Andusian: *o
  • Proto-South-Andusian: *o
  • Proto-Unterian: *o

Proto-North-Andusian

Etymology

From Proto-Andusian *o (“he”).

Pronoun

*o

  1. (masculine) he; it

Proto-South-Andusian

Etymology

From Proto-Andusian *o (“he”).

Pronoun

*o

  1. (masculine) he; it

Descendants

  • Besoh: o

Proto-Unterian

Etymology

From Proto-Andusian *o (“he”).

Pronoun

*o

  1. (masculine) he; it