ikamu

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kamu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu.

Pronoun

ikamu

  1. you
    Synonyms: ika, ka
    Ikamu namang atiyu.
    You're here.
    Ikamung minguwa.
    You took it.
  2. (by extension) (endearing) you
    Synonyms: ojo, jo
    Ikamu ing palsintan.
    You're the only one that I love.
    Ikamu, alanang aliwa.
    Only you, darling, no one else.

Usage notes

The word ikamu is replaced by kamu in the inverted sentence position when it is the topic of the sentence and immediately followed by a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb in a phrase.

Derived terms

  • ika-ikamu
  • ikakamu
  • ikamu-kamu
  • ikang-ikamu

See also

Kapampangan personal pronouns
absolute ergative oblique
disjunctive enclitic
first
person 		singular aku/i aku/yaku ku kanaku
plural inclusive ikatamu katamu/tamu tamu/ta kekatamu
plural exclusive ikami, ike kami/ke mi kekami/keke
second
person 		singular ika ka mu keka
plural ikayu/iko kayu/ko yu kekayu/keko
third
person 		singular iya/ya ya na keya/kaya
plural ila la da/ra karela
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