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Yawuru Language: Pronouns
ngayu I, me (1st person singular)
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juyu You (2nd person singular)
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kinyangka he/she, him/her (3rd person singular)
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yayu you and me, yunmi (1st person dual inclusive; or "4th person minimal"
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yarrkarda we two, midubala (1st person dual exclusive)
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kurrkarda you two, yundubala (2nd person dual)
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yirrkarda they two, tubala (3rd person dual)
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yarryirr we, mibala (1st person plural exclusive)
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kurryirr you, yubala, (2nd person plural)
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yadiri we, asmob/yunmibala (1st person plural inclusive; or "4th person non-minimal")
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   This list was compiled by K. Hosokawa with the help of Mrs Thelma Saddler of Broome in 1986.