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 |
Notes
edit- ^ http://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/ids With the Intercontinental Dictionary Series, topical vocabulary lists from different languages can be viewed side-by-side when generated using advanced browsing.
- ^ Possessive pronouns are used.
- ^ Spanish-Kiliwa dictionary
- ^ Topical Mapudungun vocabulary list from the World Loanword Database
- ^ Topical Wichí vocabulary list from the World Loanword Database
- ^ Topical Hup vocabulary list from the World Loanword Database
- ^ "ã" is a nasalized vowel.