gimeew
Yapese
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editgimeew
- Second-person dual pronoun; you two
See also
editYapese personal pronouns
| Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First* | inclusive | gadow | gadaed | |
| exclusive | gaeg | gamow | gamaed | |
| Second | guur | gimeew | gimeed | |
| Third | qiir | yow | yaed | |
| Other expressions | ||||
| Partitive** | bagyow | bagyaed | ||
| * The first person can be inclusive (I/we and you) or exclusive (I/we and not you). This differentiation is meaningful only in the dual and in the plural. ** Partitive pronouns are used in expressions such as one of them two (dual) or one of them (plural). | ||||
References
edit- Jensen, John Thayer (1977) Yapese Reference Grammar, Honolulu: The University press of Hawaii, pages 132-135