Louisiana Creole pronouns are simpler than in French — there is no grammatical gender in personal pronouns. Subject, object, and possessive forms are separate. Click the Listen button next to any pronoun to hear its pronunciation.
Subjective pronouns
Person
English
Creole
Audio
First person
I
mo
Second person
you
to
Third person
he, she, it
li, çaLouisiana Creole does not distinguish gender.
1st plural
we
no, nou, nouzòt
2nd plural
you all
vos, vouzòt
3rd plural
they
yé
Objective pronouns
Person
English
Creole
Audio
First person
me
mò
Second person
you
twa
Third person
him, her, it
li
1st plural
us
nouzòt, nou, zòt
2nd plural
you all
vou, vouzòt
3rd plural
them
yé
Possessive pronouns
Person
English
Creole
Audio
First person
mine
mokin/mochin (m); makènn/mochènn (f)
Second person
yours
tokin/tochin; tokènn/tochènn
Third person
his, hers, its
sokin/sochin; sokènn/sochènn
1st plural
ours
nokin/nochin; nokènn/nochènn
2nd plural
yours
vokin/vochin; vokènn/vochènn
3rd plural
theirs
yékin/yéchin; yékènn/yéchènn
Reflexive pronouns
Person
English
Creole
Audio
First person
myself
mo-mèmm
Second person
yourself
to-mèmm
Third person
himself/herself/itself
li-mèmm
1st plural
ourselves
nou-mèmm
2nd plural
yourselves
vou-mèmm
3rd plural
themselves
yé-mèmm
Possessive adjectives
Person
English
Creole
Audio
First person
my
mô (m); mâ (f)
Second person
your
tô; tâ
Third person
his, her, its
sô / nô / zòt
1st plural
our
nô / nouzôt / zòt
2nd plural
your
vô / vôt / zòt
Demonstrative pronouns
Person
English
Creole
Audio
Singular
this
çe, -çilá
Singular
that
-ça, lá
Plural
these
-çê, -ca-yé
Plural
those
-çála, -lála
Note on demonstratives
Demonstratives can be pronominal (used before a noun) or hyphenated-postnominal(used after the noun). Context and speaker preference determine which form is used.