Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/kami

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kami/

Pronoun

*kami

  1. we, us, our (exclusive, not including you)

Descendants

  • Nuclear Malayic
    • Malay: kami
      • Indonesian: kami
  • Urak Lawoi': กามี (kami)

See also

Proto-Malayic personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person *aku *kita(ʔ) (inclusive)
*kami (exclusive)
2nd person *kau *kamu(ʔ)
3rd person *ia *sida(ʔ)