Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/(i-)kamu

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Austronesian

Alternative forms

• *kamiu

Etymology

Compare Proto-Kra-Dai *amɤː.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(i)kamu/

Pronoun

*(i-)kamu

1. you, your pl

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *(i-)kamu, *kamiu
  • Chamorro: hamyo
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
      • Proto-Malayic: *kamu(ʔ)
        • Banjarese: ikam (← *i-kamu)
        • Malay: kamu, mu, mu-, -mu
          • Indonesian: kamu, mu, -mu
  • Proto-Oceanic: *kamu
    • Proto-Micronesian: *kamʷu
      • Marshallese: kom̧
    • Uneapa: hamu
  • Proto-Philippine: *kamu
    • Mansaka: kamu
    • Tausug: kamu
• Sakizaya: kamu

See also

Proto-Austronesian personal pronouns

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