A1

Personal Pronouns

Papainoa Pilikino

About this concept

Hawaiian pronouns distinguish singular, dual, and plural, and in first person non-singular: inclusive (including listener) vs exclusive. Wau/au (I), ʻoe (you), ʻo ia (he/she).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level A1.

Examples

Hele au.I walk.
Hele ʻoe.You walk.
Hele māua. (excl. dual)We two walk. (not you)
Hele kākou. (incl. pl.)We all walk. (including you)

Concepts that build on this

Advanced PronounsB1Third Person and ʻO iaA1

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