[Linganth] First person pronouns

[So Miyagawa]

Hi Cyndi,

Malay has *aku *(informal) and* saya *(formal) as the first-person singular
pronouns.

Reference:
Current Trends in Pronoun Usage Among Malay Speakers
by Normala Othman
http://www.philippines-languages.sil.org/ical/papers/othman-
Current%20Trends%20in%20Pronoun%20Usage.pdf (see p.5)

I'm a native Japanese speaker, so I wanted to tell you Japanese examples,
but you've already mentioned that.

Best wishes,
So


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On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 5:44 PM, Cynthia Dunn <cyndi.dunn at uni.edu> wrote:

> Hello all.  I am writing a piece talking about the use of pronouns in
> self-representation and I wanted to ask if people are aware of languages
> besides Japanese which offer speakers a choice of more than one option for
> singular, first-person pronouns (based on things like gender, situational
> formality etc).  If you are, I would appreciate a brief grammatical outline
> of the system and/or direction to an appropriate reference work.  You can
> contact me directly off the list at: Cyndi.Dunn at uni.edu
>
>
> Cyndi Dunn
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