itamu

Japanese

Romanization

itamu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いたむ

Kapampangan

Etymology

Possibly from ita +‎ *-mu (cf. kamu/kayu), with omission of the initial ka-. Compare Tagalog tayo (ta +‎ -yo), Ilocano datayo (data +‎ -yo), Pangasinan sikatayo (sikata +‎ yo), and Tausug taniyu (ta +‎ niyu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪtəˈmu/ [ɪ.təˈmu]
  • IPA(key): /ɪtəˈmu/ [ɪ.təˈmu]
  • Hyphenation: i‧ta‧mu

Pronoun

itamu

  1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

Usage notes

The word itamu is replaced by tamu 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.

Alternative forms

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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