guiya

Chamorro

Pronoun

guiya

1. (emphatic) he, him
2. (emphatic) she, her

Usage notes

• guiya can be used either to emphasise the object or subject, or to give a quick response.

  Guiya humatsa i lamasa ― He is the one who lifted the table

  "Hayi chumoʼgue?" "Guiya." ― "Who did it?" "Him."

See also

Chamorro personal pronouns

hu-type pronouns
	singular	plural inclusive	plural exclusive
1st person	hu	ta	in
2nd person	un	en
3rd person	ha	ma
yoʼ-type pronouns
	singular	plural inclusive	plural exclusive
1st person	yoʼ	hit	ham
2nd person	hao	hamyo
3rd person	gueʼ	siha
emphatic pronouns
	singular	plural inclusive	plural exclusive
1st person	guahu	hita	hami
2nd person	hagu	hamyo
3rd person	guiya	siha

References

• Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar‎^[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.