Konkani

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Etymology

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From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 (amhe), from Sanskrit अस्मान् (asmān), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥sme. Compare Marathi आम्ही (āmhī), Hindi हम (ham), Punjabi ਅਸੀਂ (asī̃), Assamese আমি (ami).

Pronoun

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आमि (āmi) (Latin script ami, Kannada script ಆಮಿ)

  1. we

Declension

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Declension of आमि
singular plural
ergative हांवेन (hā̃vên) आमि/आम्च्यान्नि (āmi/āmcyānni)
nominative हांव (hā̃v) आमि (āmi)
vocative
accusative/dative म्हका (mhakā) आम्का (āmkā)
superessive म्हझेर (mhajer) आम्चेर (āmcer)
instrumental म्हझ्यान/म्हझात्ल्यान (mhajhyān/mhajātylān) आम्च्यान (āmcyān)
ablative म्हझात्ल्यान (mhajātylān) आम्च्यान (āmcyān)
Genitive declension of आमि
masculine object feminine object
singular plural singular plural
singular subject म्हजो (mhazo) म्हझे (mhaje) म्हझि (mhaji) म्हझि (mhaji)
plural subject आम्चो (āmtso) आम्चे (āmce) आम्ची/आम्चे (āmcī/āmce) आम्ची/आम्चे (āmcī/āmce)

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “asmad”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press