Personal Pronouns 

The personal pronouns are:

mi : I, me

bo : you

e : he, him, she, her, it

nos : we, us

boso : you (plural)

nan : they, them

These pronouns remain unchanged regardless of whether they are the subject or object of a verb (unlike their English counterparts). Some examples:

Mi ta tende bo.

I hear you.

Bo ta tende mi?

Do you hear me?

VARIANTS: Sometimes ami is used in place of mi and abo sometimes substitutes for bo. E becomes el when it appears before the past tense indicator a.

IMPORTANT: It is considered rude to use bo when speaking to strangers and people you barely know. Rather than bo you should use Señor or Meneer (equivalent to English "sir") or Señora (equivalent to "Ma'am"). Alternatively, use the other person's name.

The possessive pronouns are:

mi : my

bo : your

su : his, her, its

nos : our

boso : your (plural)

nan : their

The words listed above behave like adjectives. The phrases listed below behave like nouns.

di mi : mine

di bo : yours

di dje : his, hers

di nos : ours

di boso : yours (plural)

di nan : theirs 

Many of these possessives are identical to the subject/object forms. The Papiamentu word mi might be translated into English as "I" or "me" or "my" depending on context. This can make Papiamentu sentences seem rather ambiguous until you get used to it. 

mes

mes produces pronouns similar to English myself, yourself, themselves, etc.

mi mes : myself

bo mes : yourself

e mes : he himself or she herself (subject of a phrase)

su mes : himself or herself (object of a verb or preposition)

nos mes : ourselves

boso mes : yourselves

nan mes : themselves