Correlatives or adjective pronouns. 202. The pronouns used as signs of the plural, as already illustrated in the section on substantives are 禿 全 t’óh, dzén, all or both, and 總 ’tsóng, all. None and neither are also expressed by t’óh, and dzén with a negative.
- 兩個人禿去者 ’liáng kú‘ niun t’óh k’í‘ ’tsé, the two men are both gone.
- 全勿是 dzén veh ’zz, it is neither of them.
- 全是笨個 dzén ’zz bun‘ kú‘, they are all stupid.
- 對否禿對個 té‘ ’vá, t’óh té‘ kú‘, are they right? they are all right.
Any one you please, whoever, whatever, are expressed by several borrowed phrases.
a. 大凡 tá‘ van, generally speaking, whoever.
- 大凡人做好個就有好報 tá‘ van niun tsú‘ ’hau kú‘, dzieu‘ ’yeu ’hau pau‘, whoever does well, will be at once rewarded.
Obs. 凡 van and sá‘ are the only true pronouns among these forms.
b. 勿拘 veh kü, does not matter what.
- 勿拘多少 veh kü tú ’sau, however many.
- 勿拘早晚 veh kü ’tsau an‘, however early or late.
- 行事勿拘那能總勿局 háng zz‘ veh kü ’ná nung ’tsóng veh gióh, whatever he does it is never right.
c. 隨便 dzûe bíen, as you please, whatever.
- 隨便啥辰光 dzûe bíen‘ sá‘ zun kwong, at whatever time.
- 隨便啥人肯个 dzûe bíen‘ sá‘ niun ’k’ung kú‘, any one would be willing to do it.