PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Following, in the table below, are the personal pronouns in Apatani, which are used as subject.

Person	Singular	Plural
		Twosome	More than two
First	ngo [I]	ngiinyi [we (two)]	ngunu [we]
Second	no [you]	niinyi [you (two)]	nunu [you]
Third	mo [he/she], si [it]	*mo anyi [they (two)], **siika anyi [they (two)]	*molu [they] **siika atan [they]

Note: ** ‘siika anyi’ and ‘siika atan’ are used for both people and things [when used for people, they are used mostly as demonstrative pronoun].

* ‘mo anyi’ and ‘molu’ are used for people only.

Personal Pronouns and Modifier Words

As seen in the above table, some singular personal pronouns become plural personal pronouns when followed or suffixed with markers. Similarly, when these personal pronouns are followed or suffixed with some other markers, they become some other personal pronouns (used as object), possessive pronouns or possessive adjectives.

Apatani	English equivalent	Examples
ngo	I	Ngo lemba cha’chi. [I will go (up) to village.]
ngiimi	to me	Siika pen mi ngiimi bi’pe. [Give this pen to me.]
ngiipa	for me	Ngiipa pen soye bazaar hokii rii’biilya. [Buy one pen for me from the market.]
ngiika	my	Ngiika armyan Tatu hiila. [My name is Tatu.]
ngiika agin	with me	Tara ngiika agin ho du’kin do. [Tara shall stay with me.]
ngiiko	at my (place/custody/ possession)	Siilyin ngiiko ho du’kun sa. [Let’s gather at my place tonight (or this evening).]
ngiikii	mine	Into daka subu atan si ngiikii. [Those mithuns are mine.]
ngiinyi	we (two)	Ngiinyi ajin sii. [We are friends]
ngiinyi mi	to us	Ngiinyi mi principal gyo’ne. [Principal called us.]
ngiinyi pa	for us	Ngiinyi pa pen sosa rii’biilya. [Buy one pen each for us]
ngiinyi ka	our	Ngiinyi ka project report mi ke’ti kendo. [Our project report has to be re-written.] Hapoli Football Club ka fund hii ngiinyi ka ala ho do. [The fund of Hapoli Football Club is in our hand.]
ngiinyi ka agin	with us	No ngiinyi ka agin ho in’bo tama ha? [Won’t you go with us?]
ngiinyi ko	at our (place/custody/ possession)	Hapoli Football Club ka fund hii ngiinyi ko ho do. [The fund of Hapoli Football Club is at our (two of us) custody/ possession.]
ngiinyi kii	ours	Inka khitap atan si ngiinyi kii. [Those books are ours.]
ngunu	we	Ngunu Ziro hokii to’du. [We came (down) from Ziro.]
ngunu mi	to us	Ngunu mi Energy Park ho a’gii pe. [Take us to Energy Park.]
ngunu pa	for us	Ngunu pa dii’go-tan’go iche me’bii. [Arrange some food and drink for us.]
ngunu ka	our	Ngunu ka lembo a’gya si ano kacho do. [The entrance of our road is very dirty.]
ngunu ka agin	with us
ngunu ko	at our (place/custody/ possession)	Ngunu school ho Inter School Tournament mii’ka giima ke siinyan ngunu ko mii’gii sa. [Inter School Tournament was never conducted in our school, let us conduct it at our school this year.]
ngunu kii	ours	Siika aji atan si ngunu kii. [These fields are ours.]
no	you	No noh ho in’pa? [Where are you going?]
niimi	to you	Tama ngiimi siika envelope mi niimi bi’tolya hiila lu’ne. [Tama asked me to give this envelope to you.]
niipa	for you	Siika tarii si niipa ke. [This shirt is for you.]
niika	your	Niika English khitap mi ngiimi bi’lya lakin do ha? [Can you lend mi your English book?]
niika agin	with you	Ngo niika agin ho in’bo talyi. [I will go with you.]
niiko	at your (place/custody/ possession)	Niiko ho tiiko iche dokin do ha? [Do you have some money (at your possession)?]
niikii	yours	Inka car si niikii masu pe ha? [Isn’t that car yours?]
niinyi	you	Niinyi noh hokii? [Where are you (two) from?]
niinyi mi	to you	Niinyi mi Anya me’do he. [Anya was looking for (to) you.]
niinyi pa	for you	Omo niinyi pa hang ba’gii ku ha? [Did Omo brought something for you?]
niinyi ka	your	Niinyi ka tarii si ka’pu siida do. [Your shirts are looking exactly the same.]
niinyi ka agin	with you	Obing mi niinyi ka agin ho in’ba giinge. [Take Obing along with you.]
niinyi ko	at your (place/custody/ possession)	Ngunu niinyi ko ronge tere so’ka hama. [We have not visited at your place even once.]
niinyi kii	yours	Hiika khitap atan si niinyi kii ha? [Are those books yours?]
nunu	you	Nunu noh hokii? [Where are you from?]
nunu mi	to you	Nunu mi ngo me’la doto. [I was looking for (to) you.]
nunu pa	for you	Nunu pa ngo apin mii’bii du. [I have prepared meal for you.]
nunu ka	your	Nunu ka abi-tarii gii’niin si ka’pyo-ka’pa ma. [The clothes that you are wearing do not look good.]
nunu ka agin	with you	Ngo nunu ka agin ho to bo ta lyi. [I shall go (down) along with you.]
nunu ko	at your (place/custody/ possession)	Nunu ko mi du’ye ha? [Is there anyone at your place?]
nunu kii	yours	Chin’du ha, inka balu si nunu kii. [Do you know that garden is yours?]
mo	he/ she	Mo school in’du. [He/ She goes to school.]
mo mi	to him/ her	Mo mi tacher ga’bii ne. [Teacher scolded (to) him/ her.]
mo pa	for him/ her	Mo pa ngo pencil soye rii’bii du. [I have bought a pencil for him/ her.]
mo ka	his/ her	Mo ka mii’ju si ka’ru do. [ His/ her manner is not good.]
mo ka agin	with him/ her	Mo ka agin pa cha bo to. [Come (up) along with him/her.]
mo ko	at his/ her (place/custody/ possession)	Ngo mo ko so’wate. [I have visited his /her place.]
mo kii	his/ hers	Siika tarii si mo kiima sii ha? [Is n’t this shirt his/ her?]
si	it	Si taru. [It is an ant]
si mi	to it	si mi ka’ka to. [Have a look at (to) it.]
si pa	for it/ for this	Si pa koda khii’ga haja biido. [For it, the cost is too high.]
si ka	its	Si ka ali mi ka’ka to. [Look at its legs]
si ka agin	with it	Si ka agin si knii na donii? [What is there with it?]
si ko	on/at its (body/ possession)	Si ko ho knii na gii’do nii ka’ka to? [Look at it, what it has on its body?]
si kii	its	Siika ipa atan si si kii masu ha? [Aren’t these excreta that of its?]
mo anyi	they	Mo anyi niimpa yu khe’do nii? [Why are they crying?]
mo anyi mi	to them	Mo anyi mi iipii kii’ne to. [Let them broom.]
mo anyi pa	for them	mo anyi pa no knii ba’bi lyiku? [What have you brought for them?]
mo anyi ka	their	Mo anyi ka luku mi ka’ka to. [Look at their shoes.]
mo anyi ka agin	with them	Mo anyi ka agin si Tallo in’bo do. [Tallo is going with them.]
mo anyi ko	at their (place/custody/ possession)	Mo anyi ko tiiko bare tere nyiku mane. [They did not have any penny left (at their possession.)]
mo anyi kii	theirs	Room No. 10 hii mo anyi kii. [The Room No. 10 is theirs.]
siika anyi	they/ these two	Siika anyi so knii na miido nii? [What are they doing here?]
siika anyi mi	to them	Siika anyi mi niida gyo’sa hiila? [When shall we call them?]
siika anyi pa	for them	Niih mi pe siika anyi pa atii bichi nii? [Which one shall we keep for them?]
siika anyi ka	their	Niih hii pe siika anyi ka room? [Which is their room?]
siika anyi ka agin	with them	Ngo siika anyi agin ho in’bo laakin ma. [I can’t go along with them.]
siika anyi ko	at their (body/ possession)
siika anyi kii	theirs
molu	they	Molu nii do a? [When did they come?]
mo lumi	to them	(No) Mo lumi nii da in’ke nenchi ku? [When will you let them go?]
mo lupa	for them	Mo lupa du’ko me’bi tii ha? [Have you arrange accomodation for them?]
mo luka	their	Noh ho mo luka du’ko do? [Where is their sitting place?]
mo luka agin	with them	(Ngo) Mo luka agin ho du’bo talyi. [I will stay / sit with them.]
mo luko	at their (place/custody/ possession)
mo lu kii	theirs
siika atan	they/ these	Siika atan aji mii’du. [They work in field.]
siika atan mi	to them	Siika atan mi
siika atan pa	for them
siika atan ka	their
siika atan ka agin	with them
siika atan lo	by them	(Ngo) Siika atan lo aji ronge mii’bo kokin do. [I shall require help by them once in my field?
siika atan ko	at their (body/ possession)
siika atan kii	theirs