mākou
Hawaiian
Etymology
mā-
(
exclusiveness in first-person dual and plural pronouns
)
+
kolu
(
“
three
”
)
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/maːˈkou̯/
,
[maːˈkow]
Pronoun
mākou
First person
plural
exclusive
we
(
we, but not you
)
Related terms
kākou
See also
Hawaiian personal pronouns
singular
dual
plural
1st person
au
,
wau
māua
(exclusive)
kāua
(inclusive)
mākou
(exclusive)
kākou
(inclusive)
2nd person
ʻoe
ʻolua
ʻoukou
3rd person
ia
,
ʻo ia
lāua
lākou