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Ilocano
Alternative forms
Etymology
From sita (“we (dual)”) + -yo (“you (plural)”). Compare Pangasinan sikatayo (sikata + yo) and Kapampangan katamu (kata + mu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sitaˈjo/, ,
- Hyphenation: si‧ta‧yo
Pronoun
sitayó
- (regional) First-person plural inclusive absolutive independent pronoun; we (including you); us (including you)
- Synonym: datayo
Derived terms
See also
Ilocano personal pronouns
| Person
|
Number
|
Absolutive
|
Ergative
|
Oblique
|
Possessive
|
| Disjunctive
|
Enclitic
|
Enclitic3
|
bági form
|
kukua form
|
| First
|
singular
|
siak
|
-ak
|
-ko, -k
|
kaniak
|
bagik
|
kukuak, kuak
|
| dual
|
data, sita1
|
-ta
|
kaniata, kadata
|
bagita
|
kukuata
|
| plural inclusive
|
datayo, sitayo1
|
-tayo, -tay
|
kaniatayo, kadatayo
|
bagitayo
|
kukuatayo
|
| plural exclusive
|
dakami, sikami1
|
-kami, -kam
|
-mi
|
kaniami, kadakami
|
bagimi
|
kukuami
|
| Second
|
singular
|
sika
|
-ka
|
-mo, -m
|
kaniam, kenka
|
bagim
|
kukuam
|
| plural
|
dakayo, sikayo1
|
-kayo, -kay
|
-yo
|
kaniayo, kadakayo
|
bagiyo
|
kukuayo
|
| Third
|
singular
|
isu, isuna
|
Ø2
|
-na
|
kaniana, kenkuana
|
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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References
- ^ Liao, Hsiu-chuan. (2006) A Typology of First Person Dual Pronouns in Philippine Languages and Their Reconstructibility, The Tenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics.