Re: Interesting Pronouns.

Daniel Andreasson wrote:
>Óskar wrote:
>
> > A system I've often toyed with, especially for my more practically
>intended
> > languages, goes like this: there are forms only for the three persons;
>it
> > is possible to combine the forms with each other, or numerals (which
>would
> > include a "plural" numeral ">2"), so that to express 1p dual inclusive,
> > one'd say "ego tu"
>
>This is common in various pidgins and creols. Torres
>Strait Creole has:
>
>1SG      = mi
>1DL INCL = yumi
>1PL INCL = yumipla
>2SG      = yu
>2PL      = yupla
>etc.
>
>where "pla" comes from "fellow" and indicates plural.
Cool! A pl ending that includes 'pl'! Remind me to use that someday ...

                                                 Andreas
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