| Hi Pedro | (Peter) |
| Hi acó | (I) |
| Hi icao | (you) |
Instead of hi, si may be used.[2]
These articles do not change in gender. Examples: an amáy (the father), an iróy (the mother); hi Juan (John), hi María (Mary).
The definite and indefinite articles change in the plural in the following way: [[8]]
| SINGULAR | PLURAL |
| an | an mg̃a[3] |
| in | in mg̃a |
The personal article does not change, in person or number, except in the third person plural where it takes the form of the third personal pronoun third person, plural number. Examples:
| Hi quitá | (we) |
| Hi camó | (you, in plural) |
| Hirá Pedro ng̃an hi Juan | (Peter and John) |
DECLENSION.—Articles have two cases: nominative and objective.
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | |||||
| NOMINATIVE: | an | in | hi or si | an mg̃a | in mg̃a | hirá or sirá |
| OBJECTIVE: | han or san | hin or sin | ni, can | han mg̃a or san mg̃a | hin mg̃a or sin mg̃a | nira, canda |
Examples: