mākou

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːˈkou̯/, [maːˈkow]

Pronoun

mākou

1. First person plural exclusive

   we (we, but not you)

Related terms

• kākou

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