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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

Related posts:

1. FIRST CLASS MARKERS for use with proper nouns – si / sila si
2. Second class MARKERS for use with proper nouns – ni / nila ni
3. Building sentences with FIRST & SECOND CLASS PERSONAL PRONOUNS
4. Second class MARKERS for use common nouns – sa / sa mga
5. SECOND CLASS PERSONAL PRONOUNS

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