koutou
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kou-tou. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻoukou and Samoan 'outou.
koutou
Independent | ||||
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singular | dual | plural | ||
long | short | |||
1st person (excl.) | au, kita1 | ki māua | ki mā | ki mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ki tāua | ki tā | ki tātou |
2nd person | koe | koulua | koutou | |
3rd person | ia | ki lāua | ki lā | ki lātou |
Agentive clitic | ||||
singular | dual | plural | ||
1st person (excl.) | kō | ki mā | ki mātou | |
1st person (incl.) | ― | ki tā | ki tātou | |
2nd person | kē | koulua | koutou | |
3rd person | ia | ki lā | ki lātou | |
1) Sympathetic *) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase. |
Inalienable (O-type) | ||||
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singular | dual | plural | ||
long | short | |||
1st person (excl.) | o oku, o kita1 | o māua | o mā | o mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | o tāua | o tā | o tātou |
2nd person | o ōu, o koe | o koulua | o koutou | |
3rd person | o ona | o lāua | o lā | o lātou |
Alienable (A-type) | ||||
singular | dual | plural | ||
long | short | |||
1st person (excl.) | a aku, a kita1 | a māua | a mā | a mātou |
1st person (incl.) | ― | a tāua | a tā | a tātou |
2nd person | a āu, a koe | a koulua | a koutou | |
3rd person | a ana | a lāua | a lā | a lātou |
1) Sympathetic *) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns |