gamow

Yapese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xʌ.ˈmɔw/

Pronoun

gamow

  1. First-person dual exclusive pronoun; we two (but not you); us (exclusive)

See also

Yapese personal pronouns
singular dual plural
first
person
exclusive gaeg gamaed
inclusive gadow gadaed
second person guur gimeew gimeed
third person qiir yow yaed
partitive bagyow bagyaed
Partitive pronouns are used in expressions such as one of them two (dual) or one of them (plural).

References

  • Jensen, John Thayer (1977) Yapese Reference Grammar, Honolulu: The University press of Hawaii, pages 132-135