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Two third-person pronouns, {{m|YCP-XX|dʰɛ}} and ''o'', | 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. | ||
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* {{desc|YCP-XA|o}} | * {{desc|YCP-XA|o}} | ||
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
- (masculine) he; it
Proto-Andusian
Pronoun
*o
- (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
Etymology
From Proto-Andusian *o (“he”).
Pronoun
*o
- (masculine) he; it
Proto-South-Andusian
Etymology
From Proto-Andusian *o (“he”).
Pronoun
*o
- (masculine) he; it
Descendants
- Besoh: o
Proto-Unterian
Etymology
From Proto-Andusian *o (“he”).
Pronoun
*o
- (masculine) he; it