From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu.
-yo (pronoun-forming suffix)
- Second-person plural ergative enclitic pronoun; you (all)
- Tulonganyo ni Paul. ― (You) help Paul.
- Second-person singular polite ergative enclitic pronoun; you
- Second-person plural possessive marker; your
- Kamusta ti trabahoyo? ― How was your work?
- Second-person singular polite possessive marker; your
Ilocano personal pronouns
Person
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Number
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Absolutive
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Ergative
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Oblique
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Possessive
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Disjunctive
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Enclitic
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Enclitic3
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bági form
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kukua form
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First
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singular
|
siak
|
-ak
|
-ko, -k
|
kaniak
|
bagik
|
kukuak, kuak
|
dual
|
data, sita1
|
-ta
|
kaniata, kadata
|
bagita
|
kukuata
|
plural inclusive
|
datayo, sitayo1
|
-tayo, -tay
|
kaniatayo, kadatayo
|
bagitayo
|
kukuatayo
|
plural exclusive
|
dakami, sikami1
|
-kami, -kam
|
-mi
|
kaniami, kadakami
|
bagimi
|
kukuami
|
Second
|
singular
|
sika
|
-ka
|
-mo, -m
|
kaniam, kenka
|
bagim
|
kukuam
|
plural
|
dakayo, sikayo1
|
-kayo, -kay
|
-yo
|
kaniayo, kadakayo
|
bagiyo
|
kukuayo
|
Third
|
singular
|
isu, isuna
|
Ø2
|
-na
|
kaniana, kenkuana
|
bagina
|
kukuana
|
plural
|
isuda
|
-da
|
kaniada, kadakuada
|
bagida
|
kukuada
|
1Regional variants. 2Null morpheme. There is no absolutive enclitic for the third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives isu or isuna may also be used. 3Ergative enclitics are also used as possessive markers.
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-yo
- mi class(IV), ma class(VI), and n class(IX) relative marker
Swahili verbal concords (third person)