=ní |
2nd sg. hon. |
=ro |
2nd sg. fam. |
ní ʔí |
2nd sg. hon. |
roʔo |
2nd sg. fam. |
- there is no number distinction in personal pronouns in this
Mixtec language. The only inherently plural form is the 1st person
inclusive. Plurals of other persons (subject) may be marked by the
addition of a separate plural prefix to the verb stem.
- there are binary politeness distinctions in all three person
categories.
- there is a distinction between free forms and clitic forms
- the clitic forms look mostlly like phonetically reduced forms of
the free pronouns
- there is no case marking in Mixtec