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amu
amu
Annobonese
Pronoun
amu
- I first-person singular pronoun
References
- 1994, Jacques Arends, Pieter Muysken, Norval Smith (editors), Pidgins and Creoles: an introduction
- 2005, John H. McWhorter, Defining Creole
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin habeō (“I have, hold”). Compare Daco-Romanian avea, am.
Verb
amu (past participle avutã)
Conjugation
| past participle | avutã | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| mine/mini | tine/tini | nãs, nãsã/nãsa | noi | voi | nãsh, nãse/nãsi | |
| present | amu, am | ai | ari, are | avemu, avem | avetsi, avets | au |
| imperfect | aveam | aveai | avea, avia | aveam | aveatsi | avea |
Related terms
Jumaytepeque
Noun
amu
References
- Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages
Karekare
Noun
àmù
References
- Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3: m- (2007, ISBN 9789004164123), page 201:
- […] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-ˀ "water" [GT]:
- (1) Ch. *h-m "water" [GT]: WCh. *hama [Stl.]: AS *ham (Gmy. *hām) [GT 2004, 153] = *am [Stl. 1977] = *ham [Dlg.] = *ham [Stl. 1987]: […] Krkr. àmù [Schuh], […]
Quechua
Adjective
amu
Noun
amu
Declension
declension of amu
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amu | amukuna |
| accusative | amuta | amukunata |
| dative | amuman | amukunaman |
| genitive | amup | amukunap |
| locative | amupi | amukunapi |
| terminative | amukama | amukunakama |
| ablative | amumanta | amukunamanta |
| instrumental | amuwan | amukunawan |
| comitative | amuntin | amukunantin |
| abessive | amunnaq | amukunannaq |
| comparative | amuhina | amukunahina |
| causative | amurayku | amukunarayku |
| benefactive | amupaq | amukunapaq |
| associative | amupura | amukunapura |
| distributive | amunka | amukunanka |
| exclusive | amulla | amukunalla |
possessive forms of amu
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amuy | amuykuna |
| accusative | amuyta | amuykunata |
| dative | amuyman | amuykunaman |
| genitive | amuypa | amuykunap |
| locative | amuypi | amuykunapi |
| terminative | amuykama | amuykunakama |
| ablative | amuymanta | amuykunamanta |
| instrumental | amuywan | amuykunawan |
| comitative | amuynintin | amuykunantin |
| abessive | amuyninnaq | amuykunannaq |
| comparative | amuyhina | amuykunahina |
| causative | amuyrayku | amuykunarayku |
| benefactive | amuypaq | amuykunapaq |
| associative | amuypura | amuykunapura |
| distributive | amuyninka | amuykunanka |
| exclusive | amuylla | amuykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amuyki | amuykikuna |
| accusative | amuykita | amuykikunata |
| dative | amuykiman | amuykikunaman |
| genitive | amuykipa | amuykikunap |
| locative | amuykipi | amuykikunapi |
| terminative | amuykikama | amuykikunakama |
| ablative | amuykimanta | amuykikunamanta |
| instrumental | amuykiwan | amuykikunawan |
| comitative | amuykintin | amuykikunantin |
| abessive | amuykinnaq | amuykikunannaq |
| comparative | amuykihina | amuykikunahina |
| causative | amuykirayku | amuykikunarayku |
| benefactive | amuykipaq | amuykikunapaq |
| associative | amuykipura | amuykikunapura |
| distributive | amuykinka | amuykikunanka |
| exclusive | amuykilla | amuykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amun | amunkuna |
| accusative | amunta | amunkunata |
| dative | amunman | amunkunaman |
| genitive | amunpa | amunkunap |
| locative | amunpi | amunkunapi |
| terminative | amunkama | amunkunakama |
| ablative | amunmanta | amunkunamanta |
| instrumental | amunwan | amunkunawan |
| comitative | amunintin | amunkunantin |
| abessive | amunninnaq | amunkunannaq |
| comparative | amunhina | amunkunahina |
| causative | amunrayku | amunkunarayku |
| benefactive | amunpaq | amunkunapaq |
| associative | amunpura | amunkunapura |
| distributive | amuninka | amunkunanka |
| exclusive | amunlla | amunkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amunchik | amunchikkuna |
| accusative | amunchikta | amunchikkunata |
| dative | amunchikman | amunchikkunaman |
| genitive | amunchikpa | amunchikkunap |
| locative | amunchikpi | amunchikkunapi |
| terminative | amunchikkama | amunchikkunakama |
| ablative | amunchikmanta | amunchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | amunchikwan | amunchikkunawan |
| comitative | amunchiknintin | amunchikkunantin |
| abessive | amunchikninnaq | amunchikkunannaq |
| comparative | amunchikhina | amunchikkunahina |
| causative | amunchikrayku | amunchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | amunchikpaq | amunchikkunapaq |
| associative | amunchikpura | amunchikkunapura |
| distributive | amunchikninka | amunchikkunanka |
| exclusive | amunchiklla | amunchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amuyku | amuykukuna |
| accusative | amuykuta | amuykukunata |
| dative | amuykuman | amuykukunaman |
| genitive | amuykupa | amuykukunap |
| locative | amuykupi | amuykukunapi |
| terminative | amuykukama | amuykukunakama |
| ablative | amuykumanta | amuykukunamanta |
| instrumental | amuykuwan | amuykukunawan |
| comitative | amuykuntin | amuykukunantin |
| abessive | amuykunnaq | amuykukunannaq |
| comparative | amuykuhina | amuykukunahina |
| causative | amuykurayku | amuykukunarayku |
| benefactive | amuykupaq | amuykukunapaq |
| associative | amuykupura | amuykukunapura |
| distributive | amuykunka | amuykukunanka |
| exclusive | amuykulla | amuykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amuykichik | amuykichikkuna |
| accusative | amuykichikta | amuykichikkunata |
| dative | amuykichikman | amuykichikkunaman |
| genitive | amuykichikpa | amuykichikkunap |
| locative | amuykichikpi | amuykichikkunapi |
| terminative | amuykichikkama | amuykichikkunakama |
| ablative | amuykichikmanta | amuykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | amuykichikwan | amuykichikkunawan |
| comitative | amuykichiknintin | amuykichikkunantin |
| abessive | amuykichikninnaq | amuykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | amuykichikhina | amuykichikkunahina |
| causative | amuykichikrayku | amuykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | amuykichikpaq | amuykichikkunapaq |
| associative | amuykichikpura | amuykichikkunapura |
| distributive | amuykichikninka | amuykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | amuykichiklla | amuykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amunku | amunkukuna |
| accusative | amunkuta | amunkukunata |
| dative | amunkuman | amunkukunaman |
| genitive | amunkupa | amunkukunap |
| locative | amunkupi | amunkukunapi |
| terminative | amunkukama | amunkukunakama |
| ablative | amunkumanta | amunkukunamanta |
| instrumental | amunkuwan | amunkukunawan |
| comitative | amunkuntin | amunkukunantin |
| abessive | amunkunnaq | amunkukunannaq |
| comparative | amunkuhina | amunkukunahina |
| causative | amunkurayku | amunkukunarayku |
| benefactive | amunkupaq | amunkukunapaq |
| associative | amunkupura | amunkukunapura |
| distributive | amunkunka | amunkukunanka |
| exclusive | amunkulla | amunkukunalla |
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin ad modo (compare Dalmatian jamo ‘now’, Aromanian amo, acmo). Informal variant of acum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ aˈmu ]
Adverb
amu