Pronominal Prefixes

One of the early challenges in learning Kunwok is the pronominal prefixes. We break it down here, to make it easier to learn. Pronominal prefixes are like pronouns (e.g. I, you, she) except they attach to the verb.

Before getting started, it helps to understand the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs.

Step 1: Singular intransitive
We start with singular prefixes (I, you, he/she/it).

Notice the extra prefix ka- which only shows up in third person singular in present tense. You'll hear it all the time, so you need to know it. Here it is again for bidbun (climb) and mankan (fall).