kākou

See also: kakou and katou

Hawaiian

Etymology

kā- +‎ kolu (“three”). Compare *kā-lua > kāua for a similar loss of l.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈkou̯/, [kaːˈkow]

Pronoun

kākou

1. First person plural inclusive

   we (we including you)

Related terms

• mākou

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