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The Pronoun Matrix

A comparison of standard forms versus the distinct Crucian dialectical structure.

Crucian pronouns compared across subject, object, possessive, and reflexive forms
Person	Subject	Object	Possessive	Reflexive

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Structure & Sound

Grammar & Phonetics

How Crucian's sounds shifted from Standard English, and the multilingual roots underneath its vocabulary.

Pronouns in Sentences

Crucian vs. Standard English, side by side, by pronoun group.

Ancestral Wisdom

Oral History

Proverbs, warnings, and social expressions passed down by ear.

The Complete Lexicon

Interactive Glossary

216 of 216 terms

Linguistic DNA

The Etymological Map

The Crucian dialect is a repository of history, blending West African resilience with Northern European vocabulary, Spanish and French trade influences, and its own locally evolved forms.

Cultural Proportions

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Origins are tagged from etymology notes explicit in the source dictionary. Most everyday Crucian words are locally evolved English forms without one traceable root — that's "Local / Undetermined," not "no history."

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Syntax

The "Deh" Pivot

Etymology

African Calques

Morphology

Reduplication

The Pronoun Matrix

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Grammar & Phonetics

Pronouns in Sentences

Oral History

Interactive Glossary

The Etymological Map

Cultural Proportions

Reading This Chart

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Syntax

The "Deh" Pivot

Etymology

African Calques

Morphology

Reduplication

The Pronoun Matrix

Suggest a Word or Phrase

Support the Project

Grammar & Phonetics

Pronouns in Sentences

Oral History

Interactive Glossary

The Etymological Map

Cultural Proportions

Reading This Chart

A Language
for Allawe