ōku

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oku"

Japanese

Romanization

ōku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おおく
  2. Rōmaji transcription of オーク

Māori

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːku/ [ˈoːkʉ]

Determiner

ōku

  1. my; dual/plural inalienable

Declension

Māori possessive pronouns
singular object dual/plural object
A category O category neutral A category O category neutral
singular
subject
1st person tāku tōku taku āku ōku aku
2nd person tāu tōu āu ōu ō
3rd person tāna tōna tana āna ōna ana
dual
subject
1st person, inclusive tāua tāua ā tāua ō tāua
1st person, exclusive māua māua ā māua ō māua
2nd person kōrua kōrua ā kōrua ō kōrua
3rd person rāua rāua ā rāua ō rāua
plural
subject
1st person, inclusive tātou tātou ā tātou ō tātou
1st person, exclusive mātou mātou ā mātou ō mātou
2nd person koutou koutou ā koutou ō koutou
3rd person rātou rātou ā rātou ō rātou

A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Further reading

  • ōku” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.