| Separable | Inseparable | ||
| mü, m | I, me, my | (verb) + m | I |
| gï | you , your | i, ï | you |
| ya | he, his, him, she, her, it, its | o, ö | he/she/it |
| anyï | we, us, our | ||
| unu | you, your (pl.) | ||
| ha | they, them, their | ||
The pronouns in Igbo language have two forms: separable and inseparable. The inseparable forms only apply to the singular pronouns and are found as the single subject in direct combination with the main verbs of a sentence, as in
bi live (verb stem) ebi m I live i bi you live o bi he/she lives
Note that for the first person singular, the m follows the verb stem.
Separable pronouns are not confined to its sole purpose as a subject with a verb and can be used as a subject, direct and indirect object, for example:
buru carry (verb stem) anyï buru gï we carry you unu buru mü you carry me mü na gï buru ya me and you carry him
They can also follow a noun in possessive relationship:
di husband di m my husband di gï your husband di ya her husband nwa child nwa m my child nwa anyï our child
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