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Aklanon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu, compare Malay kamu.
Pronoun
kamo
- (in the plural) you
Alangan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu
Pronoun
kamó
- (in the plural) you
Amis
Pronoun
kamo
- (in the plural) you
See also
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧mo
- IPA(key): /kaˈmo/,
Pronoun
kamó
- (inclusive, in the plural) you
See also
Bikol Central personal pronouns
Person
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Number
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Absolute (ang)
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Ergative (sa)
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Oblique (sa)
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Length
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Full
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Short
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Full
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Short
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First
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singular
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ako
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ko
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sakuya, sako, saako
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plural inclusive
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kita
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nyato
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ta
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satuya, sato, saato
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plural exclusive
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kami
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nyamo
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mi
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samuya, samo, kanamo, saamo
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Second
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singular
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ika
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ka
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mo
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saimo, simo,kanimo
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plural
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kamo
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nindo
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saindo, kaninyo, sainyo
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Third
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singular
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siya, iya
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niya
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saiya, kaniya
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plural
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sinda
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ninda
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sainda, kanila
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Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧mo
- IPA(key): /kaˈmo/,
Pronoun
kamo
- (in the plural) you
- (honorific singular) you
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from Cebuano kamo.
Pronoun
kamó
- (in the plural) you
- Synonyms: ustedes, vosotros
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu
Pronoun
kamo
- you (plural)
Inonhan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu
Pronoun
kamo
- (in the plural) you
Japanese
Romanization
kamo
- Rōmaji transcription of かも
- Rōmaji transcription of カモ
Maori
Noun
kamo
- eyelash
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamo.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kamo
- where (to which place)
- where (in which place)
Further reading
Ratagnon
Pronoun
kamó
- (in the plural) you
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâmo/
- Hyphenation: ka‧mo
Adverb
kȁmo (Cyrillic spelling ка̏мо)
- where (to), in which direction, whither
- Synonyms: kuda, kud
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Univerbation of 'ka mo, with 'ka from wika.
Pronunciation
Particle
kamo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜓ)
- Alternative form of 'ka mo
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kamó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜓ)
- (now dialectal, Marinduque, in the plural) you
- Synonym: kayo
See also
Tagalog personal pronouns
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *kamo, variant of *kama or *kamʷa.
Pronunciation
Noun
kamo
- taro
- Synonym: kabiri
Further reading
- Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 370
Waray-Waray
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu
Pronoun
kamó
- (in the plural) you
- (honorific singular) you
Wauja
Pronunciation
Noun
kamo
- sun
- Kamo inyatapai.
- sun is hot.
- Kamo iya paponaku.
- sun sets. (Lit., the sun enters house.)
- Kamo putukapai paponanakutsa.
- sun rises. (Lit., the sun emerges from house.)
- Kamo tapokeheneingeu.
- is twilight. (Lit., the sun disappears, is extinguished.)
- Kamo yumekepei.
- sun is in eclipse. (Lit., the sun is menstruating.)
- time (of day)
- Kanai itsapai kamo?
- Q: What time is it? (Lit., Where is the sun?)
- Kamotojojokapai aitsu.
- A: We are at noon. (Lit., sun is exactly straight us.)
- wristwatch, clock, timepiece
Okanutapiyaitsapai okamoja.- On wrist was watch.
Usage notes
- When referring to the sun, kamo is obligatorily unpossessed. When referring to a wristwatch or clock, it can show possession.
- Kamo is the heavenly body seen in the sky, and also a culture hero of ancient times, when the world was new. Kamo in Wauja stories is always a male figure, even though during a solar eclipse the sun is said to menstruate.
Inflection
Derived terms
See also
References
West Albay Bikol
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu.
Pronoun
kamo
- (in the plural) you
Yami
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu.
Pronoun
kamo
- (in the plural) you