Akachenti Person
From Series Bible
Summary
Akachenti appears to have an underlying system of four persons:
| gloss | person | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-EXCL | first person exclusive | I | you and I |
| 1-INCL | first person inclusive | of us, I | we |
| 2 | second person | you | you |
| 3 | third person | he, she, it | they |
In practice, person is at the heart of the agreement system and can be quite complex.
Person Markers
| person | description | nom. marker | acc. marker | dat. marker | pronoun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first excl. | speaker | a | á | e | |
| second | proximate, animate addressee | a | á | e | |
| first incl. | speaker and addressee | ae | é | e | emene, ementer |
| first incl. | speaker and generic referent | ae | é | e | emene, ementer |
| first incl. | speaker and referent | ae | é | e | emene, ementer |
| second | associated proximate, animate addressee | ae | é | e | emene, ementer |
| second | addressee (+/- referent) | o | ó | u | usha, ushar |
| second | proximate, animate referent | o | ó | u | usha, ushar |
| third | obviate, inanimate, or generic referent | i | í | i | ih |
