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Chamorro
Etymology
From Pre-Chamorro *waxu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.
Pronoun
guahu
- (emphatic) I, me
Usage notes
- guahu can be used either to emphasise the subject or object or to give a quick response.
- Guahu lumiʼeʼ i palaoʼan ― I am the one who saw the woman
See also
Chamorro personal pronouns
| hu-type pronouns
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|
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singular
|
plural inclusive
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plural exclusive
|
| 1st person
|
hu
|
ta
|
in
|
| 2nd person
|
un
|
en
|
| 3rd person
|
ha
|
ma
|
| yoʼ-type pronouns
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|
|
singular
|
plural inclusive
|
plural exclusive
|
| 1st person
|
yoʼ
|
hit
|
ham
|
| 2nd person
|
hao
|
hamyo
|
| 3rd person
|
gueʼ
|
siha
|
| emphatic pronouns
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|
|
singular
|
plural inclusive
|
plural exclusive
|
| 1st person
|
guahu
|
hita
|
hami
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| 2nd person
|
hagu
|
hamyo
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| 3rd person
|
guiya
|
siha
|
References
- Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.