yoʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yo"

Chamorro

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡zoʔ/

Pronoun

yoʼ

  1. I, me

Usage notes
  • yoʼ is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or as an object of a transitive verb, while hu is used as a subject of a transitive verb.
    Gumupu yoʼ. ― I flew.
    Si Juan ha liʼeʼ yoʼ ― Juan saw me
  • In transitive clauses with an indefinite object, yoʼ can be used as a subject.
    Manhatsa yoʼ lamasa ― I lifted a table

See also
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
  • Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar‎, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
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