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

you, your pl

Descendants

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

	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