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Learning the Hausa 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 Hausa language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Hausa.
Hausa 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 | Hausa Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | pronouns |
| I | za |
| you | ka |
| he | kuwa |
| she | ta |
| we | muka |
| they | akan |
| me | ni |
| you | |
| him | shi |
| her | ta |
| us | mana |
| them | su |
| my | |
| your | |
| his | da |
| her | ta |
| our | |
| their | mahaƙarsu |
| mine | |
| yours | naka |
| his | da |
| hers | nata |
| ours | namu |
| theirs | nasu |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Hausa.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Hausa placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hausa vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Hausa Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | na yi magana |
| you speak | magana |
| he speaks | ya yi |
| she speaks | ta |
| we speak | mu yi magana |
| they speak | akan yi magana |
| give me | ba ni |
| give you | da ka |
| give him | ba shi |
| give her | ba ta |
| give us | ba mu |
| give them | ba su |
| my book | littafana |
| your book | littafanka |
| his book | littafanshi |
| her book | littafanta |
| our book | littafanmu |
| their book | littafansu |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Hausa. Once you're done with Hausa Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Hausa lessons here: Learn Hausa. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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