yu-
Swahili edit
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yu-
- she, he; 3rd person singular (m class(I)) subject concord used with the locative suffixes
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Swahili personal pronouns (m-wa class(I/II))
| Number | Person | Independent | Subject concord | Object concord | Combined forms | Possessive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| affirmative | negative | na | ndi- | si- | |||||
| Singular | First | mimi | ni- | si- | -ni- | nami, na mimi | ndimi, ndiye | simi, siye | -angu |
| Second | wewe | u- | hu- | -ku- | nawe, na wewe | ndiwe, ndiye | siwe, siye | -ako | |
| Third | yeye | a-, yu- | ha-, hayu- | -m-, -mw-, -mu- | naye, na yeye | ndiye | siye | -ake | |
| Plural | First | sisi | tu- | hatu- | -tu- | nasi, na sisi | ndisi, ndio | sio | -etu |
| Second | ninyi | m-, mw-, mu- | ham-, hamw-, hamu- | -wa- | nanyi, na ninyi | ndinyi, ndio | sinyi, sio | -enu | |
| Third | wao | wa- | hawa- | -wa- | nao | ndio | sio | -ao | |
| Reflexive | — | — | -ji- | — | — | ||||
| For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns. | |||||||||