[Lingtyp] Borrowed indefinite pronouns and markers

[Johannes Hirvonen]

Dear typologists,

I am currently gathering data for a study on borrowed indefinite 
pronouns and markers, with a focus on negative indefinite pronouns. 
Leaving aside the various terminological differences, what I am looking 
for are any parts of indefinite pronouns or whole indefinite pronouns 
that have been borrowed.

To give examples for the two types: 1) Ramaškonys Lithuanian has 
borrowed nigdi/nigdy ‘never’ as a whole pronoun from Polish; 2) Meadow 
Mari has borrowed the prefix ńi- for the formation of negative 
indefinites with its own interrogative bases (e.g. ńigö ‘nobody’) from 
Russian (compare nikto).

I assume that I have already gone through all the ‘obvious’ sources, and 
therefore I would be most grateful about specific examples from 
languages you might know from your work.

Thank you and best regards

Johannes Hirvonen
LMU Munich
johannes.hirvonen at campus.lmu.de