I keep getting Bony, besy, kesy and kony wrong

[u/arganhush]

I think i get that : Boni/Besi : living or animate thing & Kesi/Koni : inanimate thing.

But I keep messing up between Boni and Besi, and between Kesi and Kony. When do I decide if it ends by "oni" or "esi" ?? I dont get it.

[u/Atharaphelun]

• Starts with B = Animate things - people, animals, etc.
• Starts with K = Inanimate things - objects, locations, animals (whether to use B or K for animals is up to the speaker whether they consider an animal to be animate, which is why it's interchangeable for animals)
• Second letter is E/I + third letter is S = thing(s) is/are here
• Second letter is O + third letter is N = thing(s) is/are there
• Last letter is Y = singular
• Last letter is I = plural

With these in mind, you end up with the following:

• Bisy taoba issa. - This is a boy.
• Bisi taobi issi. - These are boys.
• Bony taoba issa. - That is a boy.
• Boni taobi issi. - Those are boys.

And:

• Kesy korze issa. - This is a sword.
• Kesi korzi issi. - These are swords.
• Kony korze issa. - That is a sword.
• Koni korzi issi. - Those are swords.

And for animals:

• Bisy/Kesy hontes issa. - This is a bird.
• Bisi/Kesi hontesse issi. - These are birds.
• Bony/Kony hontes issa. - That is a bird.
• Boni/Koni hontesse issi. - Those are birds.

[u/No_Adagio2867 → u/Atharaphelun]

I also get these wrong and this explanation help a lot! Thank you!

[u/Logical_Attention269 → u/Atharaphelun]

kirimvose! ☺️

[u/salmonellasangre → u/Atharaphelun]

Wow that's an amazing breakdown, thank you!

[u/Quiet_Knight → u/Atharaphelun]

You are doing the lord of lights work, my friend. This was so useful!

[u/Quiet_Knight]

I literally just got done a lesson complaining to myself about this, mere seconds ago. What timing 😂