- ziyu or siyu, their. Gár-ziyu, their house. (384) In the same way attached pronouns are affixed to verbs: Sit-ayn: give (thou to) me. Sit-ana: give (thou to) us. The demonstrative pronouns are: Sing. Yí, this. Yá', that. Plur. Yíách, these. Yá'ách, those. The interrogative pronouns are the following: Mántá: who? Mintá: what? Án atti'e hárkho: I myself went. Akhákh attikha hárkhí: thou thyself wentest. Azo attiizo hára: he himself went. Verbs The following are the two auxiliary verbs: Past Tense. Sing. 1. I became: Án ikaní náarkho. 2. Thou becamest: Akhákh tikání nárkhí. 3. He became: Azo ikáni nárá. Plur. 1. We became: Innách nikání nárná. 2. Ye became: Akhákhách tikání nárkhú. 3. They became: Aziyách ikání nárú. Present Tense. Sing. 1. I become: Án ikánákh. 2. Thou becomest: Akhákh tikánákh. 3. He becomes: Azo ikánál. Plur. 1. We become: Inyách nikánáná. 2. Ye become: Akhákhách tikánákhu. 3. They become: Aziyách yikánálú. Imperative. Become thou, "Kanni". Become ye, "Kánnú". Prohibitive. Sing. 2. Become not, ikánnumekh. Plur. 2. Become not ye, tikánnumekhu. Past Tense. (Affirmative Form.) Sing. 1. I went, Án letkho. 2. Thous wentest, Akhákh letkhí. 3. He went, Azo leta. Plur. 1. We went, Inyách letna. 2. Ye went, Akhákhách letkhú. 3. They went, Aziyách letú. (Negative Form.) Sing. 1. I went not, Án alletkhúm. 2. Thou wentest not, Akbákh alletkhím. 3. He went not, Azo alletám. Plur. 1. We went not, Inyách aletnám. 2. Ye went not, Akhákách alletkhúm. 3. They went not, Azziyách alletúm. Present Tense. (Affirmative Form.) 1. I go, Án iletákh 1. Inyásh niletáná. 2. Thou goest, Akhákh tiletínakh 2. Akhákhách tiletákhú. 3. He goes, Azo yiletál 3. Azziyách yiletálú. (Negative Form.) Sing. 1. I go not, Án iletumekh. 2. Thou goest not, Akhákh tiletumekh. 3. He goes not, Azo yiletumel. Plur. 1. We go not, Inyách niletumena. 2. Ye go not, Akhákhach tiletumekhú. 3. They go not, Azziyách iletuelú. Sing. 1. I will go, Án iletle halkho. 2. Thou wilt go, Akháhk tiletle halkhí. 3. He will go, Azo iletle hal. Plur. 1. We will go, Inyách niletle halns. 2. Ye will go, Akhákhách tiletle halkhú. 3. They will go, Azziyách niletle halns. Writing system Harari was originally written in an unmodified and later modified Arabic Script. The Ethiopic script was then adopted to write Harari. There is a Latin version of the script used by the Harari diaspora. Modified Arabic script Vowel