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-kami

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Ilocano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kami, from *ami.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈmi/, [kɐˈmi]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧mi

Pronoun

-kamí (pronoun-forming suffix)

  1. First-person plural exclusive absolutive enclitic pronoun; we (not you); us (not you)
    Makitugawkami man kenka.Can we sit with you?

See also

More information Person, Number ...

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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4Reflexive pronouns use the bagí form.
5 isu or isuna may also be added after the enclitics in this column.

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Kambera

Alternative forms

Pronoun

-kami

  1. second person plural accusative enclitic

See also

More information nominative, genitive ...
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