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Ilocano
Etymology
From ken + kua + -na.
Pronunciation
- (Northern) IPA(key): /kɛnkuˈana/, , (with nasal assimilation)
- (Southern) IPA(key): /kɯnkuˈana/, , (with nasal assimilation)
- Hyphenation: ken‧kua‧na
Pronoun
kenkuána
- Third-person singular oblique pronoun; to him/her/it, for him/her/it
- Synonym: kaniana
- Intedko kenkuana. ― I gave it to him.
See also
Ilocano personal pronouns
| Person
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Number
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Absolutive
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Ergative
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Oblique
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Possessive
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| Disjunctive
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Enclitic
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Enclitic3
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bági form
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kukua form
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| First
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singular
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siak
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-ak
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-ko, -k
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kaniak
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bagik
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kukuak, kuak
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| dual
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data, sita1
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-ta
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kaniata, kadata
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bagita
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kukuata
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| plural inclusive
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datayo, sitayo1
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-tayo, -tay
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kaniatayo, kadatayo
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bagitayo
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kukuatayo
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| plural exclusive
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dakami, sikami1
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-kami, -kam
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-mi
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kaniami, kadakami
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bagimi
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kukuami
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| Second
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singular
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sika
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-ka
|
-mo, -m
|
kaniam, kenka
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bagim
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kukuam
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| plural
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dakayo, sikayo1
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-kayo, -kay
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-yo
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kaniayo, kadakayo
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bagiyo
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kukuayo
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| Third
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singular
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isu, isuna
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Ø2
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-na
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kaniana, kenkuana
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bagina
|
kukuana
|
| plural
|
isuda
|
-da
|
kaniada, kadakuada
|
bagida
|
kukuada
|
1Regional variants.
2Null morpheme. There is no absolutive enclitic for the third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives isu or isuna may also be used.
3Ergative enclitics are also used as possessive markers.
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