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Ainu
Etymology
From ci (“1st-person plural prefix”) + oka (“are”) + i (“nominalising suffix”), literally “those which are us”.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ciokay (Kana spelling チオカィ)
- (exclusive) we (first-person plural subject pronoun)
See also
Ainu personal pronouns
| person
|
isolated form
|
affix form
|
| nominative |
objective
|
| first
|
singular
|
kuani, kani1 |
ku=, k=1 (before vowels) |
en=
|
| exclusive plural
|
ciokay, coka1, ciutari |
ci=, c=1 =as |
un=
|
| inclusive plural
|
anokay, aoka1, anutari |
a=, =an |
i=
|
| second
|
singular
|
eani |
e=
|
| plural
|
eciokay, ecioka1, eciutari |
eci=
|
| singular (polite)
|
anokay, aoka1 |
a=, =an |
i=
|
| plural (polite)
|
anokay, aoka1, anutari
|
| third
|
singular
|
sinuma, anihi |
∅=
|
| plural
|
okay, oka1
|
| indefinite
|
singular
|
asinuma |
a=, =an |
i=
|
| plural
|
anokay, aoka1, anutari
|
| 1. Saru dialect
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