eciokay

Ainu

Alternative forms

• (Saru dialect) ecioka

Etymology

From eci (“2nd-person plural prefix”) +‎ oka (“are”) +‎ i (“nominalising suffix”), literally “those which are you”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [è̞t͡ɕìò̞ꜛkáj]

Pronoun

eciokay (Kana spelling エチオカィ)

1. you, ye (second-person plural pronoun)

See also

Ainu personal pronouns

person	isolated form	affix form
		nominative	objective
first	singular	kuani, kani1	ku=, k=1 (before vowels)	en=
	exclusive plural	ciokay, coka1, ciutari	ci=, c=1 =as	un=
	inclusive plural	anokay, aoka1, anutari	a=, =an	i=
second	singular	eani	e=
	plural	eciokay, ecioka1, eciutari	eci=
	singular (polite)	anokay, aoka1	a=, =an	i=
	plural (polite)	anokay, aoka1, anutari
third	singular	sinuma, anihi	∅=
	plural	okay, oka1
indefinite	singular	asinuma	a=, =an	i=
	plural	anokay, aoka1, anutari
1. Saru dialect