kawo

See also: kawö and kāwo

Hanunoo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSu. Compare Tagalog ikaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkawu/ [ˈka.wo]
  • Rhymes: -awu
  • Syllabification: ka‧wo

Pronoun

kawo (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜯᜳ)

  1. you (singular)
    Synonym: ka

See also

Hanunoo personal pronouns
Person Number Direct Indirect Oblique
First singular ako niko kangko, kang
plural inclusive kita nita kanta
plural exclusive kami nimi kanmi
Second singular kawo, ka nimo kanmo
plural kamo niyo kanyo
Third singular siya niya kanya
plural sida nida kanda

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 146

Loloda

Etymology

Likely only reconstructible to Proto-Galela-Tobelo (Proto-Northeast Halmaheran), as *kapo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu; compare Galela gaapo (irregular), Tabaru kakawo, Tobelo kaho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.wo/

Noun

kawo

  1. ash, ashes

References

  • M. J. van Baarda (1904), Het Lòda'sch, in vergelijking met het Galėla'sch dialect op Halmaheira

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.vɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -avɔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧wo

Noun

kawo f

  1. vocative singular of kawa