7.1 Independent Personal Pronouns:
7.1.1 Form:
Person |
Singular |
Plural |
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1-mf | anok | I | anon | we |
2-m | nyok | you (m) | nywten | you (pl) |
2-f | nyo | you (f) | same | |
3-m | nyof | he | nywou | they |
3-f | nyoc | she | same |
7.1.2 Uses in the Nominal Sentence:
7.1.2.1 In Two-Member Sentence: They are frequently used as predicates in a two-member sentence, usually followed by 'pe' unless in the third person singular feminine or the third person plural, as follows:
anok pe | it is I | anon pe | it is we |
nyo pe | it is you (f) |
7.1.2.2 In Three-Member Sentence: They may appear in the ordinary subject or predicate positions in a three-member sentence, as follows:
nyof pe pi.,rictoc | He is the Christ |
nyof ou.nou] pe | he is a god |
nef.ebiaik pe anon | we are his servants |
7.2 Interrogative Pronouns:
7.2.1 Form:
nim; | who? | as; | what? | ou; | what? |
Note: The question mark in Coptic is ';', like Greek.
7.2.2 Uses: They are frequently used in sentences with the helping verb 'pe', as follows:
nim pe vai; | who is this? |
nim pe pai.rwmi; | who is this man? |
as pe vai; | What is this? |
as pe pek.ran; | what is your name? |
ou pe vai; | what is this? |
ou te ].meym/i | what is the truth? |
7.2.3 Special Uses: If the subject is a personal pronoun of the first or second person, then it may be placed before the interrogative pronouns 'nim' or 'ou':
nek.sini han.ou ne; | what is your news? |
nyo t.seri nnim; | whose daughter are you? |
ecwou | m. | sheep | c/fi | f. | sword |
manecwou | m. | shepherd | wou | m. | glory |
m/ini | m. | sign, miracle |
Greek Nouns
laoc | m. | people | nomoc | m. | law |
A | 1. | nyok pe pencaq | 4. | pai./rp n.nim pe vai; |
2. | nyof pe p.wou m.pef.laoc | 5. | as te tai.jom; | |
3. | vai pe v.nomoc m.v.nou] | 6. | ou pe pai.m/ini; | |
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