aʻu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku. Compare Maori aku.
Pronoun
aʻu
- mine, my First person singular possessive, a-type.
- me (object of a preposition)
Usage notes
- The possessive form is used after negatives, numbers, certain prepositions, and after nouns preceded by an article or a k-determiner.
Related terms
- kaʻu
- iaʻu
See also
Hawaiian personal pronouns
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | au, wau | māua (exclusive) kāua (inclusive) | mākou (exclusive) kākou (inclusive) |
2nd person | ʻoe | ʻolua | ʻoukou |
3rd person | ia, ʻo ia | lāua | lākou |
Samoan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.
Pronoun
aʻu
- I (personal pronoun)
- me (direct object of a verb)
- me (object of a preposition)
- me (indirect object of a verb)
- my (belonging to me)
See also
Samoan personal pronouns
singular | dual | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st person | aʻu, ʻou | māʻua, mā (exclusive) tāʻua, tā (inclusive) | mātou (exclusive) tātou (inclusive) | ||
2nd person | ʻoe, ʻe | ʻoulua | ʻoutou, tou | ||
3rd person | ia, na | lāʻua | lātou |