kaʻu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kau"

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taʻaku. Compare Maori taku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ʔu/, [ˈkɐ.ʔu]

Determiner

kaʻu

  1. my first person singular possessive, a-form

See also

Hawaiian possessive pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person koʻu, kaʻu
kuʻu (affectionate, o- and a-type) 		ko māua, kā māua (exclusive)
ko kāua, kā kāua (inclusive) 		ko mākou, kā mākou (exclusive)
ko kākou, kā kākou (inclusive)
2nd person kou, kāu
kō (affectionate, o- and a-type) 		ko ʻolua, kā ʻolua ko ʻoukou, kā ʻoukou
3rd person kona, kāna ko lāua, kā lāua ko lākou, kā lākou
The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions.
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