hamyo
Chamorro
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pre-Chamorro *xamyu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *kamiu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]hamyo
Usage notes
[edit]- The non-emphatic hamyo can be used either as a subject of an intransitive verb in realis mood clauses, or as an object of a transitive verb, while en is used as a subject of a transitive verb in realis mood, and with all verbs in irrealis mood.
- In transitive clauses with an indefinite object, the non-emphatic hamyo can be used as a subject.
- The emphatic hamyo can be used either to emphasise the subject or to give a quick response.
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.