Direct Object and Indirect Object Pronoun

Let me say this first, I am no expert in Ybanag. What I know is from what I speak and what i hear from my family and relatives.

With that being said, let's move on. Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns are not as complicated as the Personal pronouns but need to be clarified in order for Ybanags to understand what you are talking about.

Let's look at the differences between Direct and Indirect Object in English first:

Direct would be: "We gave him a car"
(This is direct because the action is "directly" aimed towards the pronoun.)

Indirect would be: "They received a letter from him."
(They are often preceded by a preposition or if "to" can be applied ie "to him" then this would be an indirect object pronoun.)

In Ybanag, the same rules can be applied.

Direct Object Pronouns

me - sakan
Dammu sakan ta danum - Give me some water.

you - sikaw
Uffungakku sikaw sangaw - Will help you later.

him, her, it - yayya
Alegattam yayya - Let's look for him.

us - sittam (inclusive)
Patayadda sittam!!! - They're killing us!!!

us - sikami (exclusive)
Pinalabbe'da sikami - They made us leave/go home.

you - sikamu
Pinorayadda sikamu - They lectured you! (They got mad at you)

they - ira
Ina'mi ira - We took them.



Indirect Object Pronouns

All the following pronouns literally mean "to me, to you, to him, etc"

me - niakan
Namegafu niakan - It started with me.

you - niko /nikaw
Umay nikaw y kitu - The dog is coming to you.

him, her, it - nisa
Neggatang nisa ngamin - Everything was bought for her.

us - nittam (inclusive)
Ginangwana para nittam - He did it for us.

us - nikami (exclusive)
Egga nikami y susim - We have your keys.

you - nikamu
Dios nikamu ngamin - God bless you all.

them - nira
Aru mine nira turi ta gafu - Many went to them at first.