Below is a selection of singular Amerind pronouns from various languages, each of which are from separate well-attested families. [1]
Language | I | you | he |
---|---|---|---|
Nahuatl[2] (Uto-Aztecan) |
no- | mo- | i- |
Kiliwa[3] (Yuman) |
ñap | may | ñipáa |
Karok (isolate) |
na | 'im | 'um |
Quechua (Quechuan) |
ñuqa | qam | pay |
Aymara (Aymaran) |
naya | juma | jupa |
Mapudungun[4] (isolate) |
iñche | eymi | fey |
Wichí[5] (Matacoan) |
n’lham | am | lham |
Yine (Maipurean) |
-no | pɨ- | wal'a |
Hup[6] (Makú) |
'ãh[7] | 'ám | tɨ́h |
Muisca (Chibchan) |
hycha | mue | asy |
Toba (Guaicuruan) |
ayim | 'am | -maji |
Siona (Tucanoan) |
yɨ'ɨ | mɨ̃'ɨ̃ | p'ak'o |
Chácobo (Panoan) |
ɨa | mi-a | ha-a |
Tacana (Tacanan) |
yama | miada | toaweda |
Selknam (Chon) |
y-ah | m-ah | — |
Yanomami (Yanomaman) |
ya | wa | a |