guahu
Chamorro
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pre-Chamorro *waxu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.
Pronoun
[edit]guahu
Usage notes
[edit]- guahu can be used either to emphasise the subject or object or to give a quick response.
- Guahu lumiʼeʼ i palaoʼan ― I am the one who saw the woman
See also
[edit]Chamorro personal pronouns
| hu-type pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural inclusive | plural exclusive | |
| 1st person | hu | ta | in |
| 2nd person | un | en | |
| 3rd person | ha | ma | |
| yoʼ-type pronouns | |||
| singular | plural inclusive | plural exclusive | |
| 1st person | yoʼ | hit | ham |
| 2nd person | hao | hamyo | |
| 3rd person | gueʼ | siha | |
| emphatic pronouns | |||
| singular | plural inclusive | plural exclusive | |
| 1st person | guahu | hita | hami |
| 2nd person | hagu | hamyo | |
| 3rd person | guiya | siha | |
References
[edit]- Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.