kedaru
Fijian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From keda (first-person inclusive plural pronoun) + -rau (dual suffix).
Pronoun
[edit]kedaru
- we two, us two (1st person dual inclusive pronoun)
- Kedaru na taba itaba.
- We two [you and I] will take a photo.
- Me kedaru sa liu mada.
- Let us two [you and me] go ahead first.
Usage notes
[edit]- This pronoun refers specifically to exactly two people (the speaker and the addressee) and explicitly includes the person being addressed.
- For cases when the addressee is excluded, the exclusive keirau is used instead.
- For more than two people (inclusive), kedatou (“we few”, paucal) or keda (“we many/all”, plural) is used instead.
See also
[edit]| singular | dual | paucal | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | au | keirau (exclusive) kedaru (inclusive) |
keitou (exclusive) kedatou (inclusive) |
keimami (exclusive) keda (inclusive) | |||
| 2nd person | ko (subject) iko (object) |
kemudrau | kemudou | kemuni | |||
| 3rd person | ko koya (subject) koya (subject/object) |
rau | iratou | ira | |||