Pronouns

ni: I, me — first-person singular subject or object
ner: my, mine — first-person singular possessive (adjective or pronoun)
mhi: we, us — first-person plural subject or object
cuun: our, ours — first-person plural possessive (adjective or pronoun)
gar: you, yours — second-person singular and plural (any form)
kaysh: third-person singular (any form) — they/their/theirs (singular), he/his/his, she/her/hers, other singular pronouns
(For living beings or something that acts like a sentient being.)
val: third-person plural (any form) — they/their/theirs (plural)
(For groups containing at least one living being or at least one thing that acts like a sentient being. Some dialects use val for groups of nonliving and nonsentient things, as the plural of bic.)
bic: it/its — third-person singular or plural (any form)
(For nonliving and nonsentient things. Some dialects permit making this word plural if there would be confusion as to number.)

Mando'a Pronouns

ast: self — specifically listed in the base dictionary as "itself," but in some dialects, this is extended to any of the "self" pronouns (myself, himself, herself, themself, themselves, your self, etc.); add a specific pronoun in front of ast for clarity if necessary.
ibac: that, those
(Some dialects permit making this word plural by adding "e" at the end of the word if there would be confusion as to number.)
ibic: this, these
(Some dialects permit making this word plural by adding "e" at the end of the word if there would be confusion as to number.)
anade: everyone
ash'ad: someone, someone else
ash'ade: other people, anyone
(Fan word derived from ash'ad.)
naasade: nobody, no one, not anyone
mayen: anything
naas: nothing
ge'mayen: almost anything
(Fan construction.)
ge'naas: almost nothing
(Fan construction.)

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