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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *taʻaku. Compare Maori taku.
Pronunciation
Determiner
kaʻu
- my first person singular possessive, a-form
See also
Hawaiian possessive pronouns
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| 1st person
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koʻu, kaʻu
kuʻu (affectionate, o- and a-type)
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ko māua, kā māua (exclusive)
ko kāua, kā kāua (inclusive)
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ko mākou, kā mākou (exclusive)
ko kākou, kā kākou (inclusive)
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| 2nd person
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kou, kāu
kō (affectionate, o- and a-type)
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ko ʻolua, kā ʻolua
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ko ʻoukou, kā ʻoukou
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| 3rd person
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kona, kāna
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ko lāua, kā lāua
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ko lākou, kā lākou
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The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions.