We can also look at the pronouns in pictures.
Just like before, we have a speaker and a listener:
Anahera
the speaker
Sarah
the listener
and some friends:
Maia
Rāwiri
Te Rangi
In the pictures below, the people the speaker is talking about are highlighted in green
au
Anahera is saying 'I’, she is talking about 1 person; herself
koe
Anahera is saying 'you', she is talking about 1 person; the listener
ia
Anahera is saying 'he / she', she is talking about 1 person
Anahera is talking to Sarah and referring to Maia
tāua
Anahera is saying 'we', she is talking about 2 people
Anahera is talking to Sarah, and she is including Sarah
Anahera is saying "You and me" or "the two of us"
māua
Anahera is saying 'we', she is talking about 2 people
Anahera is talking to Sarah, but she is excluding Sarah
Anahera is talking about herself and Maia
Anahera is saying 'Maia and I, (not you, Sarah)'
kōrua
Anahera is saying 'you', she is talking about 2 people
rāua
Anahera is saying 'they', she is talking about 2 people
tātou
Anahera is saying 'we', she is talking about 3 or more people
Anahera is talking to Sarah, and she is including Sarah
Anahera is talking about herself, Sarah and Rāwiri
mātou
Anahera is saying 'we', she is talking about 3 or more people
Anahera is talking to Sarah, but she is excluding Sarah
Anahera is talking about herself, Maia and Te Rangi
Anahera is saying, 'Maia and I, and Te Rangi, (not you, Sarah)'
koutou
Anahera is saying 'you', she is talking about 3 or more people
rātou
Anahera is saying 'they'; she is talking about 3 or more people