kami

See also: Kami, kāmi, and kāmī

English

A painting depicting Amaterasu, an important female kami in the Shinto religion.

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 神 (kami, “god, spirit, deity”).

Noun

kami (plural kami)

1. (religion, Shinto) An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
2. (philosophy) The metaphysical causal generator of motion, life, or divinish aura.

Translations

a god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan

• Japanese: 神 (ja) (kami)
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Etymology 2

Two sheets of kami for origami, and a traditional origami crane.

Borrowed from Japanese 紙 (kami, “paper”).

Noun

kami (plural kami)

1. (papercraft) A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side.

Translations

origami paper

• Japanese: 紙 (ja) (kami)
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Anagrams

• Mika, maki

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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive)

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Alangan

Pronoun

kamí

1. we (exclusive of the person spoken to)

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Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kami. Compare Malay kami (“we”).

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive of the person spoken to)

See also

Amis personal pronouns
Person		Singular	Plural
1st	—	kako	kami / kita
	inclusive		kami
	exclusive		kita / kami
2nd	—	kiso	kamo
3rd	—	ciira	caira

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Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧mi
• IPA^(key): /kaˈmi/ [kaˈmi]

Pronoun

kamí

1. we (exclusive of the person spoken to)

   Nagtatrabaho kami sa sarong kumpanya. Ika?

   We work at a company. You?

See also

Bikol Central personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute (ang)		Ergative (sa)		Oblique (sa)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short
First	singular	ako		ko		sakuya, sako, saako
	plural inclusive	kita		nyato	ta	satuya, sato, saato
	plural exclusive	kami		nyamo	mi	samuya, samo, kanamo, saamo
Second	singular	ika	ka	mo		saimo, simo,kanimo
	plural	kamo		nindo		saindo, kaninyo, sainyo
Third	singular	siya, iya		niya		saiya, kaniya
	plural	sinda		ninda		sainda, kanila

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧mi
• IPA^(key): /kaˈmi/ [kɐˈmi]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kamí

1. we; us (1st person plural exclusive absolutive form)

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct		Indirect (postposed)		Indirect (preposed)		Oblique
Length		Full	Short*	Full	Short**	Base	Suffixed -a	Full	Short
First	singular	akó	ko	nakò***	ko***	akò	akoa	kanakò	nakò
	plural inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atoa	kanatò	natò
	plural exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amoa	kanamò	namò
Second	singular	ikáw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	imoha	kanimo	nimo
	plural	kamó	mo	ninyo		inyo	inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
Third	singular	siyá		niya		iya	iyaha	kaniya	niya
	plural	silá		nila		ila	ilaha	kanila	nila
*Forms under this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences **Forms under this column are literary and rarely used colloquially. ***Ta is used over nako or ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Giangan kami.

Noun

kamí

1. Indonesian cinnamon ()

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French

Noun

kami m (plural kami)

1. kami (spirit)

Further reading

• “kami”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Hiligaynon

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive)

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Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.mi/

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kami, from Proto-Malayic *kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kami/

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive); I and other(s) but not those I am addressing

   Kami sudah pergi ke pasar. ― We have been to the market.

2. we: the speaker/writer alone. (This use of we is the editorial we, used by writers and others, including royalty—the royal we—as a less personal substitute for I. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)
3. us (exclusive); me and other(s) but not those I am addressing

   Ibu: "Kamu sekalian sudah di mandi?"
   Anak-anak: "Kami?"

   Mother: "Have you all bathed yet?"
   Children: "Us?"

4. our (exclusive); my and of other(s) but not of those I am addressing

   Adalah cicak besar di dinding kamar hotel kami: tolong bantu di ambil. ― There is a big gecko in our hotel room: please help have it removed.

5. ours (if used with milik, kepunyaan, etc.)

   Hak Milik tanah bangsa Indonesia hanya untuk kami sekalian. ― It is only we [Indonesians] who have the right to own this Indonesian land.

Synonyms

Indonesian first-person pronouns:

• aye, ogut, gue, gua (Jakarta)
• aku (informal)
• daku (poetic)
• saya (polite)
• hamba
• kami (euphemism)

Related terms

• kita

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Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kami

1. we; us (exclusive of the person spoken to)

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Japanese

Romanization

kami

1. Rōmaji transcription of かみ

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Javanese

Romanization

kami

1. Romanization of ꦏꦩꦶ.

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kami/
• Rhymes: -ami, -mi, -i

• Audio (MY):

  (file)

Pronoun

kami (Jawi spelling کامي)

1. we, us, our (exclusive of the person spoken to)
2. I, me, my

Synonyms

• kita orang (nonstandard)

Related terms

• kita (inclusive of the person spoken to)

Descendants

• Indonesian: kami

See also

Malay personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya／ساي aku／اکو, ku-／كو- (informal/towards God) -ku／-كو (informal possessive) hamba／همبا (dated)	kami／کامي (exclusive) kita orang／كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita／کيت (inclusive)
	royal	beta／بيتا
2nd person	standard	kamu／کامو anda／اندا (formal)
		engkau／اڠکاو, kau-／كاو- (informal/towards God) awak／اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu／-مو (possessive)	awak semua／اوق سموا kamu semua／كامو سموا kalian／کالين (informal) kau orang／كاو اورڠ (informal)
	royal	tuanku／توانكو
3rd person	standard	dia／دي ia／اي beliau／بلياو (honorific) -nya／-ڽ (possessive)	mereka／مريک dia orang／دي اورڠ (informal)
	royal	baginda／بݢيندا

Further reading

• “kami” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Mansaka

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive}

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Maranao

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive)

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Musi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kami/

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive); I and other(s) but not those I am addressing
2. we: the speaker/writer alone. (This use of we is the editorial we, used by writers and others, including royalty—the royal we—as a less personal substitute for I. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)
3. us (exclusive); me and other(s) but not those I am addressing
4. our (exclusive); my and of other(s) but not of those I am addressing
5. ours

Related terms

• kitéq

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Ratagnon

Pronoun

kamí

1. we (exclusive of the person spoken to)

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Sakizaya

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kamy, preserving the reflex of word-final */y/, which was lost in standard words kȃm and kȁmēn.

Noun

kami m (Cyrillic spelling ками)

1. (regional, obsolete) stone

References

• Template:R:sh:Skok1971

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cami (obsolete)
• kmi (Internet and text messaging slang)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧mi
• IPA^(key): /kaˈmi/, [kɐˈmi]
• IPA^(key): /kaˈme/, [kɐˈmɛ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive of the person spoken to)

   Nagtatrabaho kami sa isang kumpanya. Ikaw?

   We work at a company. You?

Related terms

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual*	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita**
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw".

See also

• tayo

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Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive)

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West Albay Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive of the person spoken to)

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Yogad

Pronoun

kami

1. we (exclusive of the person spoken to)