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Learning the Zulu 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 Zulu language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Zulu.
Zulu 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 | Zulu Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | izabizwana |
| I | mina |
| you | wena |
| he | yena |
| she | yena |
| we | thina |
| they | bona |
| me | mina |
| you | wena |
| him | yena |
| her | yena |
| us | thina |
| them | bona |
| my | yami |
| your | yakho |
| his | yakhe |
| her | yakhe |
| our | yethu |
| their | yabo |
| mine | yami |
| yours | yakho |
| his | yakhe |
| hers | yakhe |
| ours | yethu |
| theirs | yabo |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Zulu.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Zulu placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Zulu vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Zulu Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | ngiyakhuluma |
| you speak | uyakhuluma |
| he speaks | uyakhuluma |
| she speaks | uyakhuluma |
| we speak | siyakhuluma |
| they speak | bayakhuluma |
| give me | ngineke |
| nika wena | |
| give him | nika yena |
| give her | nika yena |
| give us | nika thina |
| give them | nika bona |
| my book | incwadi yami |
| your book | incwadi yakho |
| his book | incwadi yakhe |
| her book | incwadi yakhe |
| our book | incwadi yethu |
| their book | incwadi yabo |
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