Language of the Wolf and the Bear

Pronouns


Singular First-person Pronouns

Yahv Word Pronunciation IPA Meaning
ra hlah [ɬaː] Singular, first-person pronoun; “I”
raca hlah-chah [ɬaːtʃaː] Accusative; “me”
raka hlah-kah [ɬaːkaː] Dependent genitive; “mine”
rahaka hlah-hah-kah [ɬaːhaˑkaː] Independent genitive; “mine”
raka hlah-kah [ɬaːkaː] Reflexive; “myself”

Examples

  • Coxeris raka kosi.
    [tʃoˑxεːɬiˑs ɬaːkaː koːsiː]
    - My name is Coxeris.
  • Oswyv ra.
    [oːsʊːjɐˑ ɬaː]
    - I am a father.

Second-person Pronouns

Word Pronunciation IPA Meaning
rw hl'uh [ɬʊː] Nominative and accusative; “you”
rwka hl'uh-kah [ɬʊːkaː] Dependent genitive; “your”
rwka hl'uh-kah [ɬʊːkaː] Singular reflexive; “yourself”
rwdaka hl'uh-dah-kah [ɬʊˑdaˑkaː] Indepdendent genitive and plural reflexive; “yours”, “yourselves”

Examples

  • Rwka itusu nwkaru.
    [ɬʊːkaː iːtuˑsuː nʊːkaːɬuˑ]
    - Keep the reason to yourself.
  • Zokw rw
    [ʃoːkʊː ɬʊː]
    - Greetings

Plural First-person Pronouns

Word Pronunciation IPA Meaning
zv shoo [ʃɐː] “we”
zvda shoo-dah [ʃɐːdaː] Accusative form; “us”
zvdaka shoo-dah-kah [ʃɐːdaˑkaː] Dependent genitive; “our”
zvdaga shoo-dah-gah [ʃɐːdaˑgaː] Independent genitive; “ours”
zvde shoo-deh [ʃɐːdεˑ] Reflexive; “ourselves”

Examples

  • Zvdaka zexuta zokikw rw.
    [ʃɐˑdaˑkaː ʃεˑxuˑtaː ʃoːkiːkʊː ɬʊː]
    - Welcome to our home.
  • Xalitu zv.
    [xaˑliːtuː ʃɐː]
    - We are ready.

Third-Person Pronouns

Word Pronunciation IPA Meaning
ke keh [kεˑ] “they”
keke keh-keh [kεˑkεˑ] Nominative form; “they”
keko keh-koh [kεˑkoː] Accusative; “them”
kekeko keh-keh-koh [kεˑkεˑkoː] Dependent genitive; “their”
kekoko keh-koh-koh [kεˑkoˑkoː] Independent genitive; “theirs”
kekeha keh-keh-hah [kεˑkεˑhaː] Reflexive; “themselves”

Examples

  • Sitagi uroya keko zv ledu.
    [siːtaˑgiː uːɬoːjaː kεˑkoː ʃɐˑ lεˑduː]
    - We cannot be concerned with them.
  • Kekeko ezodo zv teza.
    [kεˑkoˑkoː εˑʃoːdoː ʃɐː tεˑʃaː]
    - We protect their realm.