guahu

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Chamorro[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pre-Chamorro *waxu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun[edit]

guahu

  1. (emphatic) I, me

Usage notes[edit]

  • guahu can be used either to emphasise the subject or object or to give a quick response.
    Guahu lumiʼeʼ i palaoʼanI am the one who saw the woman

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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