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Why do the second person pronouns use “yi” and “yu” in Monda instead of “vi” as in Esperanto?

April 26, 2017Esperanto monda person pronouns Vi yi yu

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Why do the second person pronouns use “yi” and “yu” in Monda instead of “vi” as in Esperanto?

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That’s because in English, the first person plural pronoun is “we” which pronounce very similar to “vi”. To avoid confusion, it is better to use “yi”(singular) and “yu” (plural) in Monda. In English, both “ye” and “you” are second person pronouns .