This list includes 15 Pronouns that start with Y, from “y’all” to “yunz”. They include common modern forms first and note dialectal or regional pronouns. Use this list for teaching, editing, ESL study, or quick reference in writing.

Pronouns that start with Y are words beginning with Y that replace nouns or noun phrases in sentences. A notable example is “y’all”, a widely recognized regional second-person plural pronoun in American English.

Below you’ll find the table with Type and Definition.

Type: One-word class of pronoun (personal, possessive, demonstrative, etc.), helping you quickly sort usage and form.

Definition: Concise one-sentence meaning and usage note that tells you how and when to use the pronoun in context.

Cross-references: See adjacent letter pages such as pronouns that start with W and pronouns that start with Z for broader comparison.

Usage notes: Dialectal items like “y’all” are common in speech and informal writing but may be marked informal in formal texts.

Pronouns that start with Y

PronounClassFunctionRegister/Status
youpersonalsubject/objectmodern
yourselfreflexivereflexivemodern
yourselvesreflexivereflexivemodern
yourspossessivepossessivemodern
yepersonalsubject/objectarchaic/dialectal
yondemonstrativedemonstrativearchaic/dialectal
yonderdemonstrativedemonstrativearchaic/poetic
y‘allpersonalsubject/objectcolloquial (Southern US)
y‘all’spossessivepossessivecolloquial (Southern US)
y‘allselvesreflexivereflexivecolloquial (Southern US)
youspersonalsubject/objectdialectal (Irish, Australian, UK)
yousepersonalsubject/objectdialectal (colloquial)
you’unspersonalsubject/objectdialectal (Appalachian)
yinzpersonalsubject/objectdialectal (Pittsburgh)
yunzpersonalsubject/objectdialectal (variant)

Descriptions

you
The core second-person pronoun in modern English, used for both singular and plural as subject or object.
yourself
Singular reflexive form of you, used when the subject and object are the same person (e.g., “You hurt yourself”).
yourselves
Plural reflexive form of you, used with plural you or plural-targeting forms like “y’all”.
yours
Possessive pronoun replacing “your + noun” (e.g., “That book is yours”), used in modern standard English.
ye
An older/Scots form of the second-person pronoun; formerly nominative plural (“ye are”), now chiefly archaic or dialectal.
yon
A short demonstrative meaning “that over there”; attested as a pronoun in older and regional English (e.g., “Yon is mine”).
yonder
Demonstrative pronoun/adverb meaning “over there” or “that one over there”; used in dialect, poetry, and older styles.
y‘all
A widely attested colloquial second-person plural pronoun in Southern American English and beyond; treated as plural you.
y‘all’s
Colloquial possessive form associated with y’all (e.g., “Is this y’all’s car?”); common in spoken varieties.
y‘allselves
Dialectal reflexive used with y’all (e.g., “Y’all did it yourselves”); attested in spoken data and dialect descriptions.
yous
Nonstandard second-person plural spelling used in many dialects (Irish, Australian, British regional varieties).
youse
Another nonstandard plural-you form, common in speech and regional writing (e.g., Australia, Ireland, US cities).
you’uns
Appalachian/regional form meaning “you ones” (plural you); attested in dialect studies and spoken corpora.
yinz
Distinctive Pittsburgh-area second-person plural pronoun (e.g., “Yinz gonna eat?”); well documented in dialect literature.
yunz
Variant spelling of yinz found in regional writing for the Pittsburgh second-person plural form.
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