Egypt language has three different classes of personal pronouns. There are suffix, independent and dependent pronouns, which can be a number of verbal endings, added to the infinitive to the stative form and are noted by some linguists as a «fourth» set of personal pronouns. They bear close similarity to their Semitic languages. Look on the follow table, where personal pronouns with singular and plural groups are shown:
Suffix | Dependent | Independent | |
1st sg. | -ı͗ | wı͗ | ı͗nk |
2nd sg. m. | -k | tw | ntk |
2nd sg. f. | -t | tn | ntt |
3rd sg. m. | -f | sw | ntf |
3rd sg. f. | -s | sy | nts |
1st pl. | -n | n | ı͗nn |
2nd pl. | -tn | tn | nttn |
3rd pl. | -sn | sn | ntsn |
The table of demonstrative pronouns with feminine and masculine and feminine singular forms and common plural forms for both genders:
Mas. | Fem. | Plu. | Meaning |
pn | tn | nn | this, that, these, those |
pf | tf | nf | that, those |
pw | tw | nw | this, that, these, those (archaic) |
pꜣ | tꜣ | nꜣ | this, that, these, those (colloquial [earlier] & Late Egyptian) |
Finally are interrogative pronouns. They bear a close similarity to their Semitic languages:
Pronoun | Meaning | Dependency |
mı͗ | who / what | Dependent |
ptr | who / what | Independent |
iḫ | what | Dependent |
ı͗šst | what | Independent |
zı͗ | which | Independent & Dependent |
Resources,
- Wikipedia
This article was written by Duchanin Mary.
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