-a'

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronoun

-a' (absolutive enclitic)

1. I, me (first person singular)
2. we, us (first person plural exclusive)

See also

Makasar free and bound pronouns

	Independent	Absolutive	Nominative	Possessive
1st sg / 1st pl excl	nakke	-a'	ku-	-ku
1st pl excl (archaic)	kambe	-kang	ki-	-mang
1st pl incl / 2nd sg polite	katte	-ki'	ki-	-ta
2nd sg / pl familiar	kau	-ko	nu-	-nu
3rd sg / pl	ia	-i	na-	-na