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Livonian grammar

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Livonian is a Finnic language, and, as such, is closely related to both Estonian and Finnish.

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Personal Pronouns

Note: the third person pronouns do not possess a gender in the singular or the plural.

Demonstrative Pronouns

Note: The plural demonstrative pronoun is the same as the third person plural personal pronoun.

Reflexive Pronouns

Note: The usage of the reflexive pronoun is broad. Of course, it is used as a reflexive pronoun as in "minnõn eņtšõn um vajag...," meaning "I need..." [lit: to myself is necessary...]. However, the pronoun can also express possession; it frequently replaces the genitive forms of the personal pronouns. For example: "ma sīeda kūliz eņtš izast," or "I heard it from my father." Also, reflexive pronouns can be used in adverbial expressions: "täm eņtš ie," "this same night."

References

Livonian grammar Wikipedia