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In Chinese there's 咱们(zanmen) as an explicit inclusive we.
All the English-derived creole languages of Melanesia have clusivity in a really nice way. They inspired how my conlang handles clusivity, and are an interesting look at what the future daughter languages of English might look like when empire falls and this tongue goes the way of Latin. I only learned about these languages' clusivity because Vanuatu's national anthem is called what else but "Yumi, Yumi, Yumi".
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What does 咱 mean without the 们?
Apparently just I or me. Although all the examples I can find never have it being used on its own.
This is a great site for this sort of stuff.
https://dictionary.writtenchinese.com/worddetail/zan/11558/1/1
Yeah, ik some chars dont have a standalone meaning, but I've also never seen 们 used with a character that doesn't stand on its own. 咱俩 seems useful in some situations over 我们 or 咱们.
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