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A pronoun is a word that represents a certain noun (name). The same as English, Swahili has three (3) personal pronouns, each of which is divided into singular and plural. The pronouns are as follows below:
- First personal pronoun
Mimi (I/me) for singular and sisi (we/us) for plural
- Second personal pronoun
Wewe (you) for singular and Nyinyi (you) for plural
- Third personal pronoun
Yeye (he, she, it) for singular and wao (they/them) for plural
Conversation 1
KULWA: Wewe ni nani? (who are you?)
MALIA: Mimi ni mwalimu (I’m a teacher)
KULWA: Mimi nakupenda wewe (I love you)
MALIA: Nakupenda pia (I love you too)
Conversation 2
JUMA: Huyu ni jirani yangu (this is my neighbor). Yeye ni dereva (he is a driver).
AISHA: Hawa ni Watoto wangu (these are my children). Wao ni wanafunzi (they are pupils).
JUMA: Anna na Gama ni marafiki (Anna and Gama are friends). Wao wanapenda ugali (they like ugali)
AISHA: Sisi ni Watanzania (we are Tanzanians). Nyinyi ni Wamarekani (you are Americans)
JUMA: Kwaheri! (goodbye)
AISHA: Haya, kwaheri.
Maswali
Is the pronoun used in the sentence singular or plural?
- Mimi NInapenda kula wali (rice).
- Sisi TUtakimbia kesho (tomorrow).
- Wao WAnacheza mpira (ball).
- Nyinyi Mnakunywa maziwa.
- Yeye Anakuja leo (today).
- Wewe Unakunywa maziwa (milk).
As seen in the examples above, each pronoun can be represented by a morpheme attached to the beginning of a verb. For example, Mimi (ni), wewe (u), sisi (tu), wao (wa), yeye (a), nynyi (m)