akoa

Cebuano

Etymology

akò (“mine, by me”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈkoʔa/ [ʔɐˈko.ʔɐ]
• (Bohol) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈhoʔa/ [ʔɐˈho.ʔɐ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ko‧a

Pronoun

akoa (Badlit spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜀ)

1. 1st person preposed indirect-marked pronoun
   1. (possessive) my; mine

      Coordinate terms: akò, (postposed) nakò

      akoang balay ― my house

   2. (object of verb) (by) me, I

      akoa/akoang gipalit ang sinina

      The dress was bought by me/I bought the dress

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

			direct		indirect (postposed)		indirect (preposed)		oblique
	Length:		full	short1	full	short2	base	suffixed -a	full	short
singular	first person		akó	ko	nakò3	ko3	akò	akoa	kanakò	nakò
	second person		ikáw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	imoha	kanimo	nimo
	third person		siyá		niya		iya	iyaha	kaniya	niya
plural	first person	inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atoa	kanatò	natò
		exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amoa	kanamò	namò
	second person		kamó	mo	ninyo		inyo	inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
	third person		silá		nila		ila	ilaha	kanila	nila

¹ Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
² Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
³ Ta is used over nako or ko where the focus is a second-person singular pronoun.