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Learning the Oromo Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Oromo language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Oromo.
Oromo pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Oromo Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | |
| I | ani |
| you | ati |
| he | inni |
| she | isheen |
| we | nuhi |
| they | isaan |
| me | ana / na |
| you | si |
| him | isa |
| her | ishee |
| us | nuu |
| them | isaan |
| my | ko kiyya tiyya |
| your | kete |
| his | isaa |
| her | ishee |
| our | keenyateenya |
| their | isaanii |
| mine | kooti |
| yours | keeti |
| his | kanisaati |
| hers | kanisheeti |
| ours | kankeenya |
| theirs | kanisaaniiti |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Oromo.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Oromo placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Oromo vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Oromo Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | nan dubbadha |
| you speak | ni dubbatta |
| he speaks | ni dubbata |
| she speaks | ni dubbatti |
| we speak | nidubbanna |
| they speak | ni dubbatu |
| give me | naa ken |
| give you | sii ken |
| give him | isatti ken |
| give her | isheetti ken |
| give us | nutti ken |
| give them | isaanitti ken |
| my book | kitaaba kiyya |
| your book | kitaaba ke |
| his book | kitaaba isaa |
| her book | kitaaba ishee |
| our book | kitaaba keenya |
| their book | kitaaba isaanii |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Oromo. Once you're done with Oromo Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Oromo lessons here: Learn Oromo. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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