kōyō

Japanese

Romanization

kōyō

1. Rōmaji transcription of こうよう

Mwotlap

Etymology

From earlier *ᵑgarua, analogical form derived from Proto-Torres-Banks *irarua, from Proto-Oceanic *irarua, from *ira (“they”) + *rua (“two”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊjʊ/

Pronoun

kōyō (dual)

1. they two (dual pronoun, for human referents)

Usage notes

• Contrasts with 3rd singular kē, 3rd trial kēytēl, 3rd plural kēy.

References

• p.119 of: François, Alexandre. 2005. A typological overview of Mwotlap, an Oceanic language of Vanuatu. Linguistic typology 9 (1): 115–146. DOI:10.1515/lity.2005.9.1.115.
• François, Alexandre. 2024. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry kōyō.