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Subject pronouns 

English- Igbo 

• I- M/Mụ 
• You (singular)- I /Ị 
• He/She/It- 
• O/Ọ We-Anyi 
• You (plural)- Ụnụ 
• They- Ha 

Object Pronouns

•  Me -M 
• You (singular)- Gi 
• Him/Her/It- Ya 
• Us- Anyi 
• You (plural)- Ụnụ 
• Them - Ha 

Extra Practice 

Lets take the sentence "I am going to school" and work through the subject pronouns.

•  I am going to school = M na-aga ụlọ akwụkwọ 
• You are going to school= ị na-aga ụlọ akwụkwọ 
• He/She/It are going to school = ọ na-aga ụlọ akwụkwọ 
• We are going to school= anyi na-aga ụlọ akwụkwọ 
• You (pl) are going to school = ụnụ na-aga ụlọ akwụkwọ 
• They are going to school = ha na-aga ụlọ akwụkwọ 

As mentioned when using an object pronoun the only things that change are that:

•   "ị/i" turns into "gi" and 
• "him/her/it" is "ya." 

Now to practice the object pronouns that change let's try saying: 

• I saw you M fụrụ gi= I saw it M fụrụ ya 

Note: Igbo pronouns do not have gender as seen with he/she and even “it” which are all said as either “O/Ọ” when a subject and him/her/it said as “ya” when an object. 

Also The difference presented of "I or Ị" for "you" and "O or Ọ" are a result of vowel harmony and will be better explained in the next episode on vowels. For now just focus on being able to better identify and use the correct pronoun to formulate your sentences and as you advance, you can add on the extra layer of making sure you are following the correct vowel harmony rules. 

Music: Music: Na Kwa Echeki by Dr Sir Warrior and Oriental Brothers