The personal pronouns are declined according to the table below. Since pro-drop does not exist in Vozgian, their usage is always obligatory.
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc. | fem. | neut. | ||||
| Singular | Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat. Ben. Instr. Com. Loc. El. Ill. Abl. All. |
as me mene mje menela menjö menjös mene menez menedu menjöd mik |
tai te teve þe tevela tovjö tevjös teve tevez tevedu tevjöd þik |
et ehu ehu emu ehola im imes em ehoz edu ehŭod emuk |
eta onte ej ej ejla ontjö ontjös ej ejez ejdu ejöd ejek |
etu etu etohu etomu etola entem entemes entum etoz etodu etovŭod etomuk |
| Dual | Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat. Ben. Instr. Com. Loc. El. Ill. Abl. All. |
na na najü nama najüla nama namas najü najüz najüdu najvŭod namak |
vŭa vŭa vŭajü vŭama vŭajüla vŭama vŭamas vŭajü vŭajüz vŭajüdu vŭajvŭod vŭamak |
eja eja ejü ima ejüla ima imas ejü ejüz ejüdu ejvŭod imak |
eje eje ejü ima ejüla ima imas ejü ejüz ejüdu ejvŭod imak |
eje eje ejü ima ejüla ima imas ejü ejüz ejüdu ejvŭod imak |
| Plural | Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat. Ben. Instr. Com. Loc. El. Ill. Abl. All. |
mai nai nas nam nasela name namis nas nasez nasedu nasŭod namek |
vŭai vŭai vŭas vŭam vŭasela vŭame vŭamis vŭas vŭasez vŭasedu vŭasŭod vŭamek |
iþe etai ich im ichela ime imis ich ichez ichedu ichŭod imek |
etai etai ich im ichela ime imis ich ichez ichedu ichŭod imek |
ita ita ich im ichela ime imis ich ichez ichedu ichŭod imek |
Like all other Slavic languages, Vozgian has only one reflexive pronoun, which, incidentally, also fulfills the role of reciprocal pronoun. It is inflected neither for gender, nor for number. It occurs mainly in reflexive verbs, where the accusative se- is prefixed to the verb root: maiþe "to wash" > semaiþe "to wash oneself, to take a bath".
| Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat. Ben. Instr. Com. Loc. El. Ill. Abl. All. |
— se seve še sevela sovjö sevjös seve sevez sevedu sevjöd šik |
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Five possessive pronouns are known in Vozgian (or six, if one includes the interrogative čej "whose"): möj "my", tŭöj "thy, your (singular)", naš "our", vaš "your (plural)", and the reflexive sŭöj "my/your/his etc. own". There is no possessive equivalent for the dual personal pronouns.
Possessive pronouns of the third person are absent; when a possessive pronoun of the third person (i.e. not referring to the subject of the sentence) is needed, the genitive form of the corresponding personal pronoun is used: ehu "his", ej "her", etohu "its", ejü "their (dual)", ich "their (plural)".
| singular | dual/plural | reflexive "one's own" |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person "my" |
2nd person "thy" |
1st person "our" |
2nd person "your" |
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| Singular | Masc. Fem. Neut. |
möj möja möje |
tŭöj tŭöja tŭöje |
naš naša naše |
vaš vaša vaše |
sŭöj sŭöja sŭöje |
| Dual | Masc. Fem. Neut. |
möja möje möje |
tŭöja tŭöje tŭöje |
naša näše näše |
vaša väše väše |
sŭöja sŭöje sŭöje |
| Plural | Masc. Fem. Neut. |
möje möje möje |
tŭöje tŭöje tŭöje |
näše naše naše |
väše vaše vaše |
sŭöje sŭöje sŭöje |
The inflection of the personal pronouns is as follows. Tŭöj and sŭöj follow the pattern of möj, vaš follows the pattern of naš.
| singular | dual | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc. | fem. | neut. | masc. | fem./neut. | masc. | fem./neut. | |
| Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat. Ben. Instr. Com. Loc. El. Ill. Abl. All. |
möj möj möhu mömu möhola möjim mömes möjem möhoz mödu möhŭod mömuk |
möja möjö möjej möjej möjäla möjö möns möjej möjäz möjädu möjöd möjek |
möje möje möhu mömu möhola möjim mömes möjem möhoz mödu möhŭod mömuk |
möja möja möjü möjma möjüla möjma möjmas möjü möjüz möjüdu möjvŭod möjmak |
möje möje möjü möjma möjüla möjma möjmas möjü möjüz möjüdu möjvŭod möjmak |
möje möje möjich möjim möjla möjme möjmis möjich möjiz möjdu möjchŭod möjmek |
möja möja möjich möjim möjla möjme möjmis möjich möjiz möjdu möjchŭod möjmek |
| singular | dual | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc. | fem. | neut. | masc. | fem./neut. | masc. | fem./neut. | |
| Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat. Ben. Instr. Com. Loc. El. Ill. Abl. All. |
naš naš našehu našemu našola našim našimes našem našehoz našedu našehŭod našemuk |
naša našö našej našej našela našö našöns našej našez našedu našejöd našejek |
naše naše našehu našemu našola našim našimes našem našehoz našedu našehŭod našemuk |
naša naša našü našima našüla našima našimas našü našüz našüdu našüvŭod našimak |
naše naše našü našima našüla našima našimas našü našüz našüdu našüvŭod našimak |
naše naše našich našim našila našime našimis našich našiz našidu našichŭod našimek |
naša naša našich našim našila našime našimis našich našiz našidu našichŭod našimek |
Because the indefinite/definite distinction, demonstrative pronouns are only used when an even higher degree of definiteness is needed. If that is the case, Vozgian will normally use the pronoun set, the declension of which is shown in the table below:
| singular | dual | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc. | fem. | neut. | masc. | fem. | neut. | masc. | fem. | neut. | |
| Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat. Ben. Instr. Com. Loc. El. Ill. Abl. All. |
set sehu sehu semu sehola sim simes sem sehoz sedu sehŭod semuk |
sita šö sej sej sejäla šö šums sej sejäz sejädu sejöd sejek |
setu setu sehu semu sehola sim simes sem sehoz sedu sehŭod semuk |
ši ši sejü sima sejüla sima simas sejü sejüz sejüdu sejvŭod simak |
sa sa sejü sima sejüla sima simas sejü sejüz sejüdu sejvŭod simak |
ši ši sejü sima sejüla sima simas sejü sejüz sejüdu sejvŭod simak |
ši sai sich sim sila sime simis sich siz sidu sichŭod simek |
se se sich sim sila sime simis sich siz sidu sichŭod simek |
sa sa sich sim sila sime simis sich siz sidu sichŭod simek |
In case when a distinction in distance needs to be made ("this one" vs. "that one (over there)"), the pronoun ovai will assume the role of the latter, while set assumes the role of the former. Ovai can also be used to express great distance or disdain. It is declined like an ordinary adjective:
| singular | dual | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc. | fem. | neut. | masc. | fem. | neut. | masc. | fem. | neut. | |
| Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat. Ben. Instr. Com. Loc. El. Ill. Abl. All. |
ovai ovai ovaigu ovumu ovala ovum ovumes oväm ovaz ovadu ovŭod ovuk |
ova ovö ovai ovej ovaila ovonjö ovonjös ovej ovaiz ovaidu ovöd ovek |
ovu ovu ovaigu ovumu ovala ovum ovumes oväm ovaz ovadu ovŭod ovuk |
ovaja ovaja ovü ovuma ovula ovuma ovumas ovü ovuz ovudu ovŭod ovumak |
oveje oveje ovü ovama ovula ovama ovamas ovü ovuz ovudu ovŭod ovamak |
oveje oveje ovü ovuma ovula ovuma ovumas ovü ovuz ovudu ovŭod ovumak |
ovi ovaje ovich ovum ovela ovume ovumis ovech ovez ovedu ovejöd ovumek |
ovaje ovaje ovich ovam ovela ovame ovamis ovach ovez ovedu ovejöd ovamek |
ovaja ovaja ovich ovum ovela ovume ovumis ovech ovez ovedu ovejöd ovumek |
Like all other modifiers (adjective, numerals, etc.), the demonstrative pronoun is placed after the noun. Interestingly, nouns accompanied by a demonstrative pronoun always follow the indefinite declension: dom "a house", domet "the house", dom set "this house".
The interrogative pronouns are kedu "who", čedu "what", čej "whose", and kedorai "which"; the latter can also be used as a relative pronoun, which is probably due to Russian influence. Čej is inflected as a possessive pronoun, kedorai as an adjective. The inflection of kedu and čedu is displayed below:
| who? | what? | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. Acc. Gen. Dat. Ben. Instr. Com. Loc. El. Ill. Abl. All. |
kedu kohu kohu komu kohola käm kämes kum kohoz kodu kohŭod komuk |
čedu čedu čehu čemu čehola čim čimes čem čehoz čedu čehŭod čemuk |
These are created by adding the suffix -se resp. the prefix ni- to the interrogative pronoun: keduse "someone, somebody", nikedu "nobody"; čeduse "something", ničedu "nothing"; čejse "somebody's", ničej "nobody's", etc.
Correlatives are the entire set of interrelated indefinite pronouns, interrogative pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, pronoun adverbs and interrogative adjectives, all of which are connected by one interrogative word. Although the following table is far from complete, it gives at least an impression:
| question | here | there | some/any | no | every | other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adjective | kedorai "which" | set "this" | ovai "that, yonder" | kedoraise "some" | žadenai "no" | kaženai "each" | inai "other" |
| person | kedu "who" | keduse "someone" | nikedu "nobody" | veskedu "everyone" | inkedu "someone else" | ||
| object | čedu "what" | čeduse "something" | ničedu "nothing" | vese "everything" | inčedu "something else" | ||
| possession | čej "whose" | — | — | čejse "somebody's" | ničej"nobody's" | — | inčej "somebody else's" |
| quantity | koliku "how much" | seliku "this much" | toliku "that much" | kolikese "a number of" | ničedu "nothing" | vese "everything" | — |
| quality | agai "what kind of" | sigai "such" | tagai "such" | agaise "some kind of" | — | — | inagai "another kind of" |
| method | ak "how" | akese "somehow" | niak "in no way" | vesak "anyway" | inak "otherwise, else" | ||
| place | kude "where" | sude "here" | tam "there" | kudese "somewhere" | nikude "nowhere" | vesude "everywhere" | inude "elsewhere" |
| time | kokta "when" | sekta "now" | tokta "then" | koktase "sometime" | nikokta "never" | vesekta "always" | inekta "another time" |
| reason | čela "why" | sela "for this reason" | tela "therefore" | čelase "for some reason" | ničela "for no reason" | — | — |
| destination | dokond "whereto" | dosond "hereto" | dotond "thereto" | dokondese "(to) somewhere" | donikond "(to) nowhere" | dovesond "in all directions" | doinond "(to) somewhere else" |
| source | odekond "whence" | odesond "hence" | odetond "thence" | odekondese "from somewhere" | odenikond "from nowhere" | odevesond "from everywhere" | odinond "from elsewhere" |
| route | kondai "which way" | sondai "this way" | tondai "that way" | kondaise "some way" | nikondai "no way" | — | inondai "along another way" |
In addition, there is the particle köle, which placed after the interrogative word give it the meaning: "any-, -ever, no matter": čedu köle "whatever, no matter what", ak köle "no matter how, in any possible way", odekond köle "from anywhere, I couldn't be bothered to tell you wherefrom".