Most need no explanation, but a few do.
Instead of having a simple "we," Elessic divides this pronoun into "inclusive" and "exclusive," depending on whether or not the person being spoken to is part of the "we."
There are three second person pronouns, but rather than being separated by formality, they are used to distinguish tone. The "Admonishing 'You'" is used for scolding or "calling someone out" while the "Supportive 'You'" is used for comforting and caring for someone. All three of the Second Person Pronouns have plural forms.
The third person pronouns have distinctions between neuter animate and neuter inanimate (the plural form of the neuter animate is commonly used for "they").
The pronouns all pluralize like nouns, isn't that convenient?
The main difficulty with pronouns is in the Genitive. Genitive Pronouns display the number and case of their possession(s). This leads to a huge number of possible Pronouns, though they all follow patterns:
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