2.3: Grammar - Singular Subject Pronouns

The second person singular subject pronoun is ch "you", as introduced in Lesson One. Ch appears after the first auxiliary or verb.


Hwts'e'nutsum ch. "You sit down."
Nem' ch hwts'e'nutsum. "You go sit down."
Hwts'e'nutsum ch tse'. "You will sit down."
M'i ch tse' hwts'e'nutsum. "You will come sit down."


The first person singular subject pronoun is tsun "I". Put tsun after the first auxiliary or verb of the sentence.


Nem' tsun 'umshasum'. "I am going for a walk."
M'i tsun yaays. "I am coming to work."
Hwts'e'nutsum tsun tse'. "I will sit down."