Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(i-)kamu

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Alternative forms

• *kamiu

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(i)kamu/

Pronoun

*(i-)kamu

1. you, your pl

Descendants

• Chamorro: hamyo
• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
    • Proto-Malayic: *kamu(ʔ)
      • Malayan
        • Malay: kamu, mu, mu-, -mu
          • Indonesian: kamu, mu, mu-, -mu

• Proto-Oceanic: *kamu
  • Proto-Micronesian: *kamʷu
    • Marshallese: kom̧
  • Uneapa: hamu
• Proto-Philippine: *kamu
  • Mansaka: kamu
  • Tausug: kamu

See also

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			*(i-)aku	*(i-)kita (inclusive) *kami (exclusive)
2nd person			*(i-)kahu	*(i-)kam(i)u
3rd person			*(si-)ia	*(si-)ida