Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(i-)kahu

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(i)kahu/

Pronoun

*(i-)kahu

you, your sg

Descendants

Chamorro: hao
Hawaiian: 'oe
Indonesian: engkau, Indonesian: kau, Indonesian: kau-, Indonesian: -kau
Javanese: kowe
Lamboya: yau
Malay: engkau, kau, kau-, -kau
Maori: koe
Rapa Nui: koe
Tagalog: ikaw

	singular	plural
1st person	*(i-)aku	*(i-)kita (inclusive) *kami (exclusive)
2nd person	*(i-)kahu	*(i-)kam (i)u
3rd person	*(si-)ia	*(si-)ida