"Animate Object" and "B" Class Pronouns

(Used with verbs stems beginning
with a consonant.)

Singular
tsi:- (I)
hi:- (you)
u- (he/she/it) (no difference)
Dual
e:ni:- (you and I)
e:sdi:- (you two)
ogini:- (s/he and I) (no diff)
Plural (more than two)
e:di:- - (we - including you)
o:gi:- - (we - not including you) (no diff)
e:tsi:- (you)
uni- (they) (no diff)

"B" Class Pronouns:

(Used with verb stems beginning
with a consonant.)

Singular
agi- (I)
tsa- (you)
u- (he/she/it)
Dual
gini- (you and I)
sdi- (you two)
o:gi:ni- (s/he and I)
Plural (more than two)
i:gi- we - (including you)
ogi- we - (not including you)
i:tsi- (you)
uni- (they)

(Note: pronouns beginning with
"o" mean 'you not included'.)

Love/Be possessive of/Stingy with

-geyu-

Note: This verb uses Animate Object pronouns for loving living things. Animate object pronouns look a lot like A Class pronouns but for some forms, such as 1st and 2nd persons singular the vowels are pronounced longer (indicated by a colon). B Class pronouns are used in the present and habitual to express loving/possessing and/or being stingy with (or possesive of) an inanimate object (B Class).

Present Tense

ᏥᎨᏳᎠ tsi:geyu'a - I love him/her.
ᎯᎨᏳᎭ hi:geyuha - you love him/her.
ᎤᎨᏳᎭ ugeyuha - s/he, it loves him/her.

ᎠᎩᎨᏳᎭ agigeyuha - I am possessive of/stingy with it.
ᎤᎨᏳᎭ ugeyuha - s/he, it is possessive of/stingy with it.

Habitual Tense

ᏥᎨᏳᏐᎢ tsi:geyuso'i - I always love him/her.
ᎯᎨᏳᏐᎢ hi:geyuso'i - you always love him/her.
ᎤᎨᏳᏐᎢ ugeyuso'i - s/he always loves him/her.

ᎠᎩᎨᏳᏐᎢ agigeyuso'i - I am always possessive of/stingy with it.
ᏣᎨᏳᏐᎢ tsageyuso'i - you are always possessive of/stingy with it.
ᎤᏰᏳᏐᎢ ugeyuso'i - s/he is always possessive of/stingy with it.

Remote Past Tense

ᏥᎨᏳᏒᎢ tsi:geyusvi I loved him/her.
ᎯᎨᏳᏒᎢ hi:geyusvi you loved him/her.
ᎤᎨᏳᏒᎢ ugeyusv'i s/he loved him/her/it.

ᎠᎩᎨᏳᏒᎢ agigeyusv'i I loved/was possessive of it.
ᏣᎨᏳᏒᎢ tsageyusvi'i you loved/were possessive of it
ᎤᎨᏳᏒᎢ ugeyusv'i s/he loved him/her/it.

Infinitive

ᏥᎨᏳᏗ tsi:geyu'di - for me to love him/her.
ᎯᎨᏳᏗ hi:geyuhdi - for you to love him/her
ᎤᎨᏳᏗ ugeyhdi - for him/her to love him/her/it

ᎠᎩᎨᏳᏗ agigeyuhdi for me to love it
ᏣᎩᎨᏳᏗ tsageyuhdi for you to love/be possessive of it
ᎤᎨᏳᏗ ugeyhdi - for him/her to love him/her/it

Imperative

ᎯᎨᏳᏎᏍᏗ! h:igeyusesdi! - love him/her!
ᎡᏍᏗᎨᏳᏎᏍᏗ! e:sdi:geyusesdi! - you two love him/her!