Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(i-)kamu

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(i)kamu/

Pronoun

*(i-)kamu

  1. you, your pl

Descendants

  • Banjarese: ikam (← *i-kamu)
  • Chamorro: hamyo
  • Proto-Malayic: *kamu(ʔ)
  • Proto-Oceanic: *kamu
    • Proto-Micronesian: *kamʷu
    • Uneapa: hamu
  • Proto-Philippine: *kamu

See also

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person *(i-)aku *(i-)kita (inclusive)
*kami (exclusive)
2nd person *(i-)kahu *(i)
3rd person *(si-)ia *(si-)ida