Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/(i-)kamu

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Proto-Kra-Dai *amɤː.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(i)kamu/

Pronoun

*(i-)kamu

  1. you, your pl

Descendants

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

See also

Proto-Austronesian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person *(i-)aku *(i-)kita (inclusive)
*kami (exclusive)
2nd person *(i-)kaSu *(i-)kamu(i)u
3rd person *(si-)ia *(si-)ida