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Ilocano
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *kami, from *ami.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈmi/,
- Hyphenation: ka‧mi
Pronoun
-kamí (pronoun-forming suffix)
- First-person plural exclusive absolutive enclitic pronoun; we (not you); us (not you)
- Makitugawkami man kenka. ― Can we sit with you?
See also
Ilocano personal pronouns
| Person
|
Number
|
Absolutive
|
Ergative
|
Oblique
|
Possessive
|
| Disjunctive
|
Enclitic
|
Enclitic3
|
bági form
|
kukua form
|
| First
|
singular
|
siak
|
-ak
|
-ko, -k
|
kaniak
|
bagik
|
kukuak, kuak
|
| dual
|
data, sita1
|
-ta
|
kaniata, kadata
|
bagita
|
kukuata
|
| plural inclusive
|
datayo, sitayo1
|
-tayo, -tay
|
kaniatayo, kadatayo
|
bagitayo
|
kukuatayo
|
| plural exclusive
|
dakami, sikami1
|
-kami, -kam
|
-mi
|
kaniami, kadakami
|
bagimi
|
kukuami
|
| Second
|
singular
|
sika
|
-ka
|
-mo, -m
|
kaniam, kenka
|
bagim
|
kukuam
|
| plural
|
dakayo, sikayo1
|
-kayo, -kay
|
-yo
|
kaniayo, kadakayo
|
bagiyo
|
kukuayo
|
| Third
|
singular
|
isu, isuna
|
Ø2
|
-na
|
kaniana, kenkuana
|
bagina
|
kukuana
|
| plural
|
isuda
|
-da
|
kaniada, kadakuada
|
bagida
|
kukuada
|
1Regional variants.
2Null morpheme. There is no absolutive enclitic for the third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives isu or isuna may also be used.
3Ergative enclitics are also used as possessive markers.
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Kambera
Alternative forms
Pronoun
-kami
- second person plural accusative enclitic
See also
Kambera pronominal clitics