kita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kita"

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

  1. we (inclusive)

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

  1. we (inclusive 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

Betawi

Alternative forms
  • kitah (Bekasi dialect)
  • kite (Tanah Abang dialect)
  • kitè (Meester dialect)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita. Compare Tagalog kita.

Pronunciation
  • (literary) IPA(key): /kiˈta/
  • (Bekasi) IPA(key): /kiˈtah/
  • (Tanah Abang) IPA(key): /kiˈtəː/
  • (Meester) IPA(key): /kiˈtɛ/
  • Literary dialect(file)
  • Meester dialect(file)
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Pronoun

kita

  1. we
    Kita ni ari bakal pegi ke Bandung.
    We are going to Bandung today.
  2. our / ours
    Ada orang ngebètak bola kita.
    Someone seized (stole) our ball.
  3. (euphemistic) I
    Synonym: gua

Usage notes
  • Sometimes, instead of gua, someone may use kita for more politeness reason.

Synonyms

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta
  • IPA(key): /kiˈta/, [kiˈta]

Pronoun

kitá

  1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)
    Luwas na kita.
    Let's (Let us) get out.
    Kita sana digdi an yaon.
    We're the only ones present.

Derived terms
  • kita-kita

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

Cayubaba

Noun

kita

  1. water
    kikita
    the water

Further reading
  • Mily Crevels, Hein van der Voort, The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area, in Pieter Muysken (editor), From Linguistic Areas to Areal Linguistics (2008), Studies in Language Companion Series, volume 90
  • Harold Key, Morphology of Cayuvava (Mouton & Co., 1967), page 64

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta
  • IPA(key): /kiˈta/, [kɪˈt̪a]

Pronoun

kita

  1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta
  • IPA(key): /ˈkita/, [ˈki.t̪ʌ]

Verb

kita

  1. to see, behold

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta
  • IPA(key): /ˈkita/, [ˈki.t̪ʌ]

Noun

kita

  1. money earned; earnings
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kita.

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kita. Cognate with Estonian kida, Karelian kita, Livonian ki’d, Ludian kida, Veps kida and Votic kita. Possibly further from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kata, in which cognates would include Eastern Khanty котәмнәӈ (kotəmnəṇ) and Northern Mansi холәӈка.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkitɑ/, [ˈk̟it̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -itɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ki‧ta

Noun

kita

  1. mouth, especially a large, wide open mouth.
  2. throat, pharynx
  3. maw, the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.
  4. the empty gap between the jaws of a wrench, vise, etc.

Declension
Inflection of kita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative kita kidat
genitive kidan kitojen
partitive kitaa kitoja
illative kitaan kitoihin
singular plural
nominative kita kidat
accusative nom. kita kidat
gen. kidan
genitive kidan kitojen
kitainrare
partitive kitaa kitoja
inessive kidassa kidoissa
elative kidasta kidoista
illative kitaan kitoihin
adessive kidalla kidoilla
ablative kidalta kidoilta
allative kidalle kidoille
essive kitana kitoina
translative kidaksi kidoiksi
abessive kidatta kidoitta
instructive — kidoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kitani kitani
accusative nom. kitani kitani
gen. kitani
genitive kitani kitojeni
kitainirare
partitive kitaani kitojani
inessive kidassani kidoissani
elative kidastani kidoistani
illative kitaani kitoihini
adessive kidallani kidoillani
ablative kidaltani kidoiltani
allative kidalleni kidoilleni
essive kitanani kitoinani
translative kidakseni kidoikseni
abessive kidattani kidoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kitoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kitasi kitasi
accusative nom. kitasi kitasi
gen. kitasi
genitive kitasi kitojesi
kitaisirare
partitive kitaasi kitojasi
inessive kidassasi kidoissasi
elative kidastasi kidoistasi
illative kitaasi kitoihisi
adessive kidallasi kidoillasi
ablative kidaltasi kidoiltasi
allative kidallesi kidoillesi
essive kitanasi kitoinasi
translative kidaksesi kidoiksesi
abessive kidattasi kidoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kitoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kitamme kitamme
accusative nom. kitamme kitamme
gen. kitamme
genitive kitamme kitojemme
kitaimmerare
partitive kitaamme kitojamme
inessive kidassamme kidoissamme
elative kidastamme kidoistamme
illative kitaamme kitoihimme
adessive kidallamme kidoillamme
ablative kidaltamme kidoiltamme
allative kidallemme kidoillemme
essive kitanamme kitoinamme
translative kidaksemme kidoiksemme
abessive kidattamme kidoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kitoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kitanne kitanne
accusative nom. kitanne kitanne
gen. kitanne
genitive kitanne kitojenne
kitainnerare
partitive kitaanne kitojanne
inessive kidassanne kidoissanne
elative kidastanne kidoistanne
illative kitaanne kitoihinne
adessive kidallanne kidoillanne
ablative kidaltanne kidoiltanne
allative kidallenne kidoillenne
essive kitananne kitoinanne
translative kidaksenne kidoiksenne
abessive kidattanne kidoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kitoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kitansa kitansa
accusative nom. kitansa kitansa
gen. kitansa
genitive kitansa kitojensa
kitainsarare
partitive kitaansa kitojaan
kitojansa
inessive kidassaan
kidassansa		 kidoissaan
kidoissansa
elative kidastaan
kidastansa		 kidoistaan
kidoistansa
illative kitaansa kitoihinsa
adessive kidallaan
kidallansa		 kidoillaan
kidoillansa
ablative kidaltaan
kidaltansa		 kidoiltaan
kidoiltansa
allative kidalleen
kidallensa		 kidoilleen
kidoillensa
essive kitanaan
kitanansa		 kitoinaan
kitoinansa
translative kidakseen
kidaksensa		 kidoikseen
kidoiksensa
abessive kidattaan
kidattansa		 kidoittaan
kidoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kitoineen
kitoinensa

Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Higaonon

Pronoun

kita

  1. we

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kitá

  1. we (inclusive)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

kítà

  1. to see, behold

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kitaʔ/

Pronoun

kita

  1. you (plural)
    Dini kita?
    Where are you guys?

Ilocano

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kíta (plural kitkita)

  1. kind; class; species
  2. look; shape; appearance
Derived terms
  • agkita
  • agpakita
  • ipakita
  • kitaen
  • kumita
  • makita
  • pagkita
  • pakakitaan
  • pakakitkitaan

Noun

kíta (plural kitkita)

  1. salary; wages
    Synonym: sueldo
Declension
Possessive forms of kita
Singular Plural/Distributive
1st singular kitak kitkitak
2nd singular kitam kitkitam
3rd singular kitana kitkitana
1st dual kitata kitkitata
1st plural exclusive kitami kitkitami
1st plural inclusive kitatayo kitkitatayo
2nd plural kitayo kitkitayo
3rd plural kitada kitkitada
Derived terms
  • kitaen
  • kumita
  • kumitaan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita. Compare Tagalog kita.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈki.tä/
  • Audio(file)

Pronoun

kita

  1. we (inclusive)
    Kita akan pergi ke toko.
    We will go to the store.
  2. our / ours (inclusive)
    Pakaian kita sudah ditaruh ke dalam lemari
    Our clothes have been put in the cupboard.
  3. (colloquial) I
    Synonym: saya

Further reading

Anagrams

ikat, tika

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

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

Japanese

Romanization

kita

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きた
  2. Rōmaji transcription of キタ

Javanese

Pronoun

kita

  1. we

Noun

kita

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kitha.

Kituba

Verb

kita

  1. to descend, go down

Lindu

Pronoun

kita

  1. we (inclusive)

Lingala

Verb

-kita (infinitive kokita)

  1. to descend, go down

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kita/
    • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kitə]
  • Rhymes: -ita, -ta, -a

Pronoun

kita (Jawi spelling کيت)

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

Derived terms
  • kekitaan
  • kami (“exclusive of the person spoken to”)

Descendants
  • Indonesian: kita
  • Manado Malay: kita

See also
Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard saya / ساي
aku/ku- / اکو / 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/kau- / اڠکاو/ 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

Anagrams

ikat, tika

Manado Malay

Etymology

From North Moluccan Malay kita, from Malay kita, from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

  1. I, me, my.

Mansaka

Pronoun

kita

  1. we (inclusive)

Maranao

Pronoun

kita

  1. we (inclusive)

North Moluccan Malay

Alternative forms
  • ta (clipping)

Etymology

Derived from Malay kita (“we (inclusive)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈki.ta/

Pronoun

kita

  1. I (first person singular personal pronoun)

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish quitar.

Verb

kita

  1. to remove, to take away
  2. to subtract

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈki.ta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: ki‧ta
  • Homophone: Kita

Noun

kita f (diminutive kitka)

  1. fluffy tail
  2. crest, brush, tuft

Declension
Declension of kita
singular plural
nominative kita kity
genitive kity kit
dative kicie kitom
accusative kitę kity
instrumental kitą kitami
locative kicie kitach
vocative kito kity

Further reading
  • kita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kita in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kitá

  1. we (inclusive)

Sakizaya

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ki.ˈta/, [ki.ˈta]

Pronoun

kita

  1. we (inclusive)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kîta/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Noun

kȉta f (Cyrillic spelling ки̏та)

  1. bunch, bouquet
  2. (slang) penis
  3. (archaic) pretty girl
  4. (Kajkavian) branch (of a tree)

Declension
Declension of kita
singular plural
nominative kȉta kite
genitive kite kȋtā
dative kiti kitama
accusative kitu kite
vocative kito kite
locative kiti kitama
instrumental kitom kitama

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kìːta/

Noun

kíta f

  1. plait, braid
  2. tendon

Inflection
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. kíta
gen. sing. kíte
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)		 kíta kíti kíte
genitive
(rodȋlnik)		 kíte kít kít
dative
(dajȃlnik)		 kíti kítama kítam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)		 kíto kíti kíte
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)		 kíti kítah kítah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)		 kíto kítama kítami

Further reading
  • “kita”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

kita (ki-vi class, plural vita)

  1. (usually in the plural) a war, a battle

Verb

-kita (infinitive kukita)

  1. to stand one's ground

Conjugation
Conjugation of -kita
Positive present -nakita
Subjunctive -kite
Negative -kiti
Imperative singular kita
Infinitives
Positive kukita
Negative kutokita
Imperatives
Singular kita
Plural kiteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukita
Positive past positive subject concord + -likita
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukita
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakita)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakita/nakita tunakita
2nd person unakita mnakita
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakita wanakita
other classes positive subject concord + -nakita
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kiti)
Singular Plural
1st person sikiti hatukiti
2nd person hukiti hamkiti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakiti hawakiti
other classes negative subject concord + -kiti
Positive future positive subject concord + -takita
Negative future negative subject concord + -takita
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kite)
Singular Plural
1st person nikite tukite
2nd person ukite mkite
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akite wakite
other classes positive subject concord + -kite
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikite
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekita
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekita
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikita
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikita
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akita)
Singular Plural
1st person nakita twakita
2nd person wakita mwakita
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akita wakita
m-mi(III/IV) wakita yakita
ji-ma(V/VI) lakita yakita
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakita vyakita
n(IX/X) yakita zakita
u(XI) wakita see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakita
pa(XVI) pakita
mu(XVIII) mwakita
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekita
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakita
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakita
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikita
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokita
Consecutive kakita / positive subject concord + -kakita
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakite
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikita -tukita
2nd person -kukita -wakita/-kukiteni/-wakiteni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkita -wakita
m-mi(III/IV) -ukita -ikita
ji-ma(V/VI) -likita -yakita
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikita -vikita
n(IX/X) -ikita -zikita
u(XI) -ukita see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukita
pa(XVI) -pakita
mu(XVIII) -mukita
Reflexive -jikita
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kita- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kitaye -kitao
m-mi(III/IV) -kitao -kitayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kitalo -kitayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitacho -kitavyo
n(IX/X) -kitayo -kitazo
u(XI) -kitao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kitako
pa(XVI) -kitapo
mu(XVIII) -kitamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kita)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekita -okita
m-mi(III/IV) -okita -yokita
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokita -yokita
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokita -vyokita
n(IX/X) -yokita -zokita
u(XI) -okita see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokita
pa(XVI) -pokita
mu(XVIII) -mokita
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˈta/ [kɪˈta]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ki‧ta

Pronoun

kitá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

  1. Replaces ko ka or ko ikaw (I or my and you). Used when speaking directly to the receiver of a verb.
    Mahal ko siya, mahal ko sila, mahal ko tayong lahat—at ikaw, mahal kita.
    I love him, I love them, I love all of us—and you, I love you.
    Anak kita.
    You are my child.
  2. (now dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque, uncommon in Bulacan) we; the two of us; you and I
    Synonyms: kata, tayong dalawa
    Magkaibigan kita.
    You and I are friends.

See also
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".

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *kitaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈkita/ [ˈki.tɐ]
      • Rhymes: -ita
    • IPA(key): /ˈkitaʔ/ [ˈki.tɐʔ]
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -itaʔ
  • Syllabification: ki‧ta

Noun

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

  1. state or quality of being seen; visibility
  2. observation
    Synonym: pagkakita

Adjective

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

  1. seen; visible
    Synonyms: nakikita, litaw, nakalitaw, hayag, nakahayag, tanaw, natatanaw
    Kita ang bahay namin mula rito.
    Our house can be seen from here.
    (literally, “Our house is visible from here.”)
  2. obvious; easily seen or understood
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish quitación (“rent; wages; salary”), from quita (“debt relief”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈkita/ [ˈki.tɐ]
      • Rhymes: -ita
    • IPA(key): /ˈkitaʔ/ [ˈki.tɐʔ]
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -itaʔ
  • Syllabification: ki‧ta

Noun

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ) (business)

  1. earnings; income; salary; wage
    Synonyms: sahod, suweldo, salaryo
    pabago-bagong kita ― ever-changing income
  2. gain; profit; revenue
    Synonyms: tubo, ganansiya, pakinabang
Derived terms
  • atik
  • kinikita
  • kitain
  • kumita
  • pagkakitaan
  • walang-kita

Adjective

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ) (business)

  1. earned; received (of salary or income)
    Synonym: pinagtrabahuhan
  2. gained; benefited (of business or interest money)

Further reading
  • “kita” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “kita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

  1. we (inclusive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita.

Verb

kita (used in the form kimita)

  1. to see

Tokelauan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈki.ta]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ki-ta. Cognates include Tongan kita and Samoan kita.

Pronoun

kita

  1. I, me
Usage notes
  • kita is commonly used in place of au to arouse the listener’s sympathy about some predicament that one is in.
See also
Tokelauan personal pronouns
Independent
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) au, kita1 ki māua ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tāua ki tā ki tātou
2nd person koe koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lāua ki lā ki lātou
Agentive clitic
singular dual plural
1st person (excl.) kō ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tā ki tātou
2nd person kē koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lā ki lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.
Tokelauan possessive pronouns
Inalienable (O-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) o oku, o kita1 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person o ōu, o koe o koulua o koutou
3rd person o ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Alienable (A-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) a aku, a kita1 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person a āu, a koe a koulua a koutou
3rd person a ana a lāua a lā a lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns

Noun

kita

  1. coconut palm with many coconuts

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 162

Yoruba
Kítà é hùn

Etymology

Probably from Edo ekita, see Igbo nkịta.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kí.tà/

Noun

kítà

  1. (Ikalẹ) dog
    Synonyms: ajá, olókílì
    Olú ó pa kítà ọdẹ. ― Olu killed the hunter's dog. (Ìkálẹ̀)

Zacatepec Chatino

Noun

kita

  1. dust
  2. herb
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