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Chamorro
Pronunciation
Pronoun
yoʼ
- I, me
Usage notes
- yoʼ is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or as an object of a transitive verb, while hu is used as a subject of a transitive verb.
- Gumupu yoʼ. ― I flew.
- Si Juan ha liʼeʼ yoʼ ― Juan saw me
- In transitive clauses with an indefinite object, yoʼ can be used as a subject.
- Manhatsa yoʼ lamasa ― I lifted a table
See also
Chamorro personal pronouns
| hu-type pronouns
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|
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singular
|
plural inclusive
|
plural exclusive
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| 1st person
|
hu
|
ta
|
in
|
| 2nd person
|
un
|
en
|
| 3rd person
|
ha
|
ma
|
| yoʼ-type pronouns
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|
|
singular
|
plural inclusive
|
plural exclusive
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| 1st person
|
yoʼ
|
hit
|
ham
|
| 2nd person
|
hao
|
hamyo
|
| 3rd person
|
gueʼ
|
siha
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| emphatic pronouns
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|
|
singular
|
plural inclusive
|
plural exclusive
|
| 1st person
|
guahu
|
hita
|
hami
|
| 2nd person
|
hagu
|
hamyo
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| 3rd person
|
guiya
|
siha
|
References
- Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.