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Jennifer Lindsay*

The last couple of columns have been about pronouns in Indonesian; first 'you', and then 'me'. Before moving on, I want to talk about the third person plural pronoun.

If you think about it, pronouns are really at the heart of a languagethe way we address others and refer to ourselves is crucial to our sense of who we are. What do we feel is important? Gender? Status? Kinship? A distinction between singular and plural? Inclusivity and

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