-yo

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Ilocano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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-yo (pronoun-forming suffix)

  1. Second-person plural ergative enclitic pronoun; you (all)
    Tulonganyo ni Paul.(You) help Paul.
  2. Second-person singular polite ergative enclitic pronoun; you
  3. Second-person plural possessive marker; your
    Kamusta ti trabahoyo?How was your work?
  4. Second-person singular polite possessive marker; your

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Swahili

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Suffix

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-yo

  1. mi class(IV), ma class(VI), and n class(IX) relative marker

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