PERSONAL PRONOUNS.

32. Words which stand in the place of nouns, as "you," "he," "who,"

"which," are called "pronouns". Pronouns referring to the person

speaking ("I", "we"), the person addressed ("you", "thou"), or the

person or thing spoken of ("he", "she", "it", "they"), are called

"personal pronouns". They are considered singular or plural, according

to whether they refer to one or more persons. Since the meaning of such

pronouns indicates the number, no plural ending is ever attached to

them. The personal pronouns are:

Singular. Plural.

First person: mi, I (me). ni, we (us).

Second person: vi, you. vi, you.

li, he (him).

Third person: sxi, she (her). ili, they (them).

gxi, it.

[Footnote: There is another pronoun "ci" (thou), for the second person

singular, used in solemn style, as in the Bible, in poetry, and also

for intimate or familiar address when desired, like German "du", French

"tu", etc.]

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