In English, the personal pronouns are summarized in table 4
Table 4 Personal Pronouns in English
|
Subjective
|
1st person
|
2nd person
|
3rd person
|
|
Single
|
I
|
You
|
He/she/it
|
|
Plural
|
We
|
You
|
They
|
|
Objective
|
|
|
|
|
Single
|
me
|
You
|
Him/her/it
|
|
Plural
|
Us
|
You
|
Them
|
|
Possessive
|
|
|
|
|
Single
|
My
|
Your
|
His/her/its
|
|
Plural
|
Our
|
Your
|
Their
|
In English, the information of the case and/or the gender is indicated within the pronoun (e.g., he is used in the subject position of the sentence and indicates the gender of the subject).
The personal pronouns are summarized in table 5
Table 5 Personal Pronouns in Hmong
|
|
1st person
|
2nd person
|
3rd person
|
|
Single (1)
|
Kuv
|
Koj
|
Nws
|
|
Dual (2)
|
Wb
|
Nej
|
Nkawv
|
|
Plural (>2)
|
Peb
|
Nej
|
Lawv
|
In Hmong, the information about the case and gender is not found within the pronoun itself. The information needs to be found within or beyond the sentence level (see contextual cues for more information).
There are dual personal pronouns, indicating two persons.
There are no possessive forms of pronouns in Hmong.
