Personal pronouns

Jinzhefng taixbengsuu 🔊 (人稱代名詞; personal pronouns; ref. to Chinese pronouns and 臺灣閩南語常用代名詞)

Personal pronouns

Person	Singular				Plural
First person	我 goar 🔊 I, me				Exclusive		Inclusive
					阮† goarn 🔊 / gurn 🔊 we, us		咱† larn 🔊 we, us
Second person	Informal		Formal		恁† lirn 🔊 you
	你† lie 🔊 you		n/a n/a n/a
Third person	伊 y 🔊 (s)he, him, her				𪜶† yn 🔊 they, them

Goar

goar 🔊 (我; I/me)

• gvor/zuxgvor

Goar kah'ix`lie 🔊

I like you.

Goarn

goarn 🔊 / gurn 🔊 (阮^†; we (exclusive))

• usually means "we" (not including listener). Can also mean you (singular) in a polite manner. For example, "How are we doing today?" to really mean "How are you doing today?"
• "Lie aix khix tøfui?" (normal)
• A girl asks her boyfriend, "Goarn aix khix tøfui?" (polite). Equivalent to "Lie aix..." but it's more inclusive.
• goarn-taw, goarn-amar
• Gurn is more common in the north
• Goarn is used in the south (Tvafkao and Tailaam)
  • However, in Tailaam, goarn is used for males; gurn is used for females

Larn

larn 🔊 (咱^†; we (inclusive))

• The inclusive "larn" may be used to express politeness or solidarity, as in the example of a speaker asking a stranger "Where do we live?", but meaning "Where do you live?".
  • Speaker asks stranger, "Larn toax ti tøfui?"
  • Speaker means, "Lie toax ti tøfui?" in a polite manner.

Lie

lie 🔊 (汝 / 你^†; (singular) you)

Lirn

lirn 🔊 (恁^†; (plural) you/(possessive) your)

Thaekhofng peng'iuo, lirn hør! 🔊

Friends from outer space, hello! (see Greetings of the Voyager Golden Record)

Lirn-taw ti tøfui? 🔊

Where is your home/house?

SK

• Possessives