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The simplest form of a logophoric affix is a system called logophoric cross referencing. This essentially amounts to a distinct affix which is specific to logophoric cases (Cunrow 2002). For example in Asɔɔse, a language spoken in Nigeria, the prefix mə attaches to the verb to indicate that the pronoun is self-referencing.

a. à-hɔbé  ǎ  á-kàg
   he-said RP he-should.go
  'He said that he (someone else) should go'
b. à-hɔbé  ǎ  mə-kàg
   he-said RP LOG-should.go
  'He said that he (himself) should go' (Hedinger 1984:95) harvcol error: no target: CITEREFHedinger1984 (help)

For example in Ewe, a language spoken in Ghana, the logophoric pronoun yè can criticize onto the verb.

a. Kofi be    e-dzo
   Kofi say  3S-leave
   Kofi_i said that he/she_j left
b. Kofi be  yè-dzo
   Kofi say LOG-leave
   Kofi_i said that he_i left (Culy 1994:1055) harvcol error: no target: CITEREFCuly1994 (help)

<<Good example? Ewe functions off of a pronoun system>>

Gokana - logophoric verb suffix that does not mark for person

First person logophoric marking