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Pronouns
These are words like I, you, he, she, and so on.
+SingularPluralReflexiveIndefiniteFirstSecondThirdFirstSecondThirdFamiliarFormalMasculineFeminineNeuterPan-GenderMasculineFeminineNeuterPan-GenderIdometuvuil(u)el(u)ol(u)luniviilieliolilisuon(u)EnglishI, methou (archaic)youhe, himshe, heritthey, them (singular), he, she, itwe, usyou (plural)they, them (males only)they, them (females only)they, them (inanimate or sex-indeterminate only)they, themoneself, himself, herself, etc.one
Formal vs Familiar: the formal second person singular pronoun (vu) should be used for those you are not friendly with or somebody who holds higher authority than you, whereas the familiar (tu) should be used amongst friends and equals.
Ownership
Just put an -a on the end to show ownership.
mea - my, mine
tua - your, yours (one person, a friend)
vua - your, yours (one person)
ilua - his
elua - her, hers
olua - its
lua - his, her, hers, its
nia - our, ours
via - your, yours (more than one person)
ilia - their, theirs (of males)
elia - their, theirs (of females)
olia - their, theirs (of inanimate things)
lia - their, theirs
onua - one's
sua - one's own, his own, her own, its own, their own.
Examples
Ol esas mea libro. - it is my book.
Ni havas libro. - we have a book.
El havas sua ucelo. - she has her (own) bird.
El havas elua ucelo. - she has her (some other girl's) bird.
Me ne flugis. - I didn't fly.
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