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    Personal Pronouns Lesson 2

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    The document provides a lesson on personal pronouns in Ndebele. It discusses the different personal pronouns for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person singular and plural. It provides the Ndebele words for "I", "we", "you" (singular and plural), "he/she", and "they". It also identifies the subject markers used with each personal pronoun and provides examples of how to use the pronouns in sentences. The lesson concludes with a discussion of absolute pronouns and how they differ from subject and object concords.

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    The document provides a lesson on personal pronouns in Ndebele. It discusses the different personal pronouns for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person singular and plural. It provides the Ndebele words for "I", "we", "you" (singular and plural), "he/she", and "they". It also identifies the subject markers used with each personal pronoun and provides examples of how to use the pronouns in sentences. The lesson concludes with a discussion of absolute pronouns and how they differ from subject and object concords.

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    The document provides a lesson on personal pronouns in Ndebele. It discusses the different personal pronouns for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person singular and plural. It provides the Ndebele words for "I", "we", "you" (singular and plural), "he/she", and "they". It also identifies the subject markers used with each personal pronoun and provides examples of how to use the pronouns in sentences. The lesson concludes with a discussion of absolute pronouns and how they differ from subject and object concords.

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    Personal Pronouns Lesson 2

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    Lesson 2

    Personal Pronouns/Absolute pronouns

    1. Personal pronouns and prefixes


    The lesson focuses on personal pronouns and their prefixes. These are pronouns we use in
    reference to people. Take note of the differences and please master the subject markers for each
    personal pronoun. The lesson is meant to lay a foundation for your knowledge /skills of
    constructing Ndebele sentences. By the end of the lesson you should be able to use various
    pronouns and to construct at least 5 Ndebele sentences using the vocabulary provided in the notes
    on this particular lesson.

    a).The pronoun for 1st Person singular is mina (I) Shona ini
    You use mina when you are referring to yourself
    The subject marker for 1st person singular is Ngi- e.g Ngi-hlala - Ngihlala (I stay)

    Example in a sentence Mina ngihlala eHarare (I live/stay in Harare)

    b.) The pronoun for 1st person plural is thina (we)


    You use thina when you are referring to yourself and others.
    The subject marker for 1st person plural is si e.g Sihlala.. (we stay…)
    e.g Thina sihlala eHighlands (we stay in Highlands).

    c). The pronoun for 2nd person singular is wena (you)


    You use wena when you are talking to one person.
    E.g wena uhlala eBorrowdale. u-hlala (You stay in Borrowdale)

    d.) The pronoun for 2nd person plural is lina (You) Shona imi
    You use lina when you are talking to two people or more.
    The subject marker for 2nd person plural is li
    e.g lina lihlala eGweru (you stay in Gweru)

    e) The pronoun for 3rd person singular is yena (He/She)


    You use yena when you are talking about someone- In this case you are not talking to someone
    but talking about them either in their presence or absence.
    The subject marker for 3rd person singular is u-
    e.g Yena uhlala KoBulawayo. (He/She stays in Bulawayo).

    f.) The pronoun for 3rd person plural is bona (Them)


    You use bona when you are talking about two people or more, be it in their presence or absence.
    The subject marker for 3rd person plural ba-
    e.g Bona bahlala eMagwegwe. (They stay in Magwegwe)

    Absolute pronouns
    Absolute pronouns may stand on their own, in contrast to subject and object concords, which are
    always attached to a verb. Please note personal pronouns are also part of absolute pronouns, its
    only that absolute pronouns also include various nouns e.g animal names e.t.c

    All absolute pronouns for the noun classes (except ‘yena’ end in-‘ona’, with the first letter of the
    concord to begin with, for example, BA-… bona.
    Concords U-and A give ‘wona’,; concordI- gives ‘yona’. A concord is a prefix which agrees with
    the subject.

    Noun Concord Absolute pronoun


    Umfana (a boy) U- yena (he)
    Abafana (boys) BA- bona (them)
    Umuthi (medicine) U- wona (it)
    Imithi (medicines) I- yona (
    Ilitshe (a stone) Li- lona (it)
    Amatshe (stones) A- wona (they)
    Isinkwa (bread) Si- sona (it)
    Izinkwa (bread plural) Zi- zona (they)
    Inja (a dog) I- yona (it)
    Izinja (dogs) Zi- zona (they)
    Ufudu (tortoise) Lu- lona (it)
    Imfudu (tortoises) Zi- zona (they)
    Ubuso (face) Bu- bona (it)
    Ukudla (food) Ku- khona (it)

    Task :
    1. Choose 3 Ndebele pronouns and provide their Shona equivalences.

    2. Construct 5 Ndebele sentences using 5 Ndebele personal pronouns and their subject
    markers.

    Post them on our Whatsapp group.

    Enjoy your learning!

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