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-ki'

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Makasar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Pronoun

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-ki' (absolutive enclitic, Lontara spelling ᨀᨗ)

  1. we (first person plural inclusive)
  2. you (polite second person singular and plural)

See also

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Makasar free and bound pronouns
independent absolutive nominative possessive
1st sg / 1st pl exclusive nakke -a' ku- -ku
1st pl exclusive (archaic) kambe -kang ki- -mang
1st pl inclusive / 2nd sg polite katte -ki' ki- -ta
2nd sg / pl familiar kau -ko nu- -nu
3rd sg / pl ia -i na- -na