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Revision:

Ako ( a-ko ) - FIRST CLASS for I

Nako ( na-ko ) - SECOND CLASS for I

Si - FIRST CLASS marker for proper noun

Ni - SECOND CLASS marker for proper noun

We will now add the FIRST & SECOND CLASS markers

Higala nako si John - John is my friend

Nako is a SECOND CLASS personal pronoun that denotes possession

Si is a FIRST CLASS marker for a proper noun.

As you can see the rule of one FIRST CLASS per sentence still applies.

The meaning changes if we change around the FIRST & SECOND CLASS

Higala Ako ni John – I am a friend of John

Here is an example using FIRST & SECOND CLASS markers for proper nouns

Asawa ni Joseph si Mary - Mary is Joseph’s wife

Change them around and the meaning changes

Asawa si Joseph ni Mary – Joseph is the wife of Mary ( because asawa in Cebuano is wife)

To make the above sentence correct we would also need to change asawa to bana (husband)

Bana si Joseph ni Mary – Joseph is the husband of Mary

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