mākou

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

Etymology

mā- (exclusiveness in first-person dual and plural pronouns) +‎ kolu (“three”). Compare Māori mātou.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːˈkou̯/, [maːˈkow]

Pronoun

mākou

  1. First person plural exclusive
    we (we, but not you)

See also

Hawaiian personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, wau māua (exclusive)
kāua (inclusive) 		mākou (exclusive)
kākou (inclusive)
2nd person ʻoe ʻolua ʻoukou
3rd person ia, ʻo ia lāua lākou
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