kaniya

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *kania.

Pronunciation

Determiner

kaniyá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌ)

  1. his; her
  2. (colloquial) its

Pronoun

kaniyá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌ)

  1. his; her; hers
    • 1752, Francisco de San José, Arte y reglas de la lengua Tagala:
      Magcano cayá ang quinoha mong salap sa caniya?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (colloquial) it
Derived terms
See also
Tagalog personal pronouns
Person Number Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa)
First singular ako ko akin
dual1 kita, kata nita, nata, ta kanita, kanata, ata
plural inclusive tayo natin atin
plural exclusive kami namin amin
First & Second singular kita2
Second singular ikaw, ka mo iyo
plural kayo, kamo ninyo, niyo inyo
Third singular siya niya kaniya
plural sila nila kanila
1 First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog.
2 Replaces ko ikaw.

Etymology 2

Univerbation of 'ka niya, with 'ka from wika.

Pronunciation

Particle

kániyá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌ)

  1. Alternative form of 'ka niya

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