kita

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Aklanon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

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kita

  1. we (inclusive)

Amis

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

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kita

  1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

See also

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Amis personal pronouns
Person Singular Plural
1st exclusive kako kami
inclusive – kita
2nd kiso kamo
3rd ciira caira


Betawi

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Alternative forms

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  • kitah (Bekasi dialect)
  • kite (Tanah Abang dialect)
  • kitè (Meester dialect)

Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita. Compare Tagalog kita.

Pronunciation

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  • (literary) IPA(key): /kiˈta/
  • (Bekasi) IPA(key): /kiˈtah/
  • (Tanah Abang) IPA(key): /kiˈtəː/
  • (Meester) IPA(key): /kiˈtɛ/
  • Literary dialect:(file)
  • Meester dialect:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Pronoun

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kita

  1. we
    Kita ni ari bakal pegi ke Bandung.
    We are going to Bandung today.
  2. our / ours
    Ada orang ngebètak bola kita.
    Someone seized (stole) our ball.
  3. (euphemistic) I
    Synonym: gua

Usage notes

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  • Sometimes, instead of gua, someone may use kita for more politeness reason.

Synonyms

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Bikol Central

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta
  • IPA(key): /kiˈta/ [kiˈta]

Pronoun

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kitá

  1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)
    Luwas na kita.
    Let's (Let us) get out.
    Kita sana digdi an yaon.
    We're the only ones present.

Derived terms

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See also

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Bikol Central personal pronouns
Person Number Absolute (ang) Ergative (sa) Oblique (sa)
Length Full Short Full Short
First singular ako ko sakuya, sako, saako
plural inclusive kita nyato ta satuya, sato, saato
plural exclusive kami nyamo mi samuya, samo, kanamo, saamo
Second singular ika ka mo saimo, simo,kanimo
plural kamo nindo saindo, kaninyo, sainyo
Third singular siya, iya niya saiya, kaniya
plural sinda ninda sainda, kanila


Cayubaba

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Noun

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kita

  1. water
    kikita ― the water

Further reading

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  • Mily Crevels, Hein van der Voort, The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area, in Pieter Muysken (editor), From Linguistic Areas to Areal Linguistics (2008), Studies in Language Companion Series, volume 90
  • Harold Key, Morphology of Cayuvava (Mouton & Co., 1967), page 64

Cebuano

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /kiˈta/ [kɪˈt̪a]

  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Pronoun

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kitá (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

  1. (inclusive) we, us
    kita ra ― only us, just us
    1. (as the subject of a verb)
      nangadto ta niaging tuig ― we went last year
    2. (as the subject of a nominal predicate); we are
      anak ta sa Ginoo ― we are children of God
  2. (with verb root or in the infinitive) let us, let's
    adto ta / mangadto ta ― let's go
Usage notes
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  • Subject (direct) pronouns are most commonly placed after the verb, or the first noun of the nominal predicate that they modify. Pronouns in this position are almost always in their short form (in this case, ta); the full form (kita) may be used to make the sentence sound more formal, or it may be placed before the verb or noun which gives the same effect. See ako for examples.

See also

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Cebuano personal pronouns
Person Number Direct Indirect (postposed) Indirect (preposed) Oblique
Length Full Short* Full Short** Base Suffixed -a Full Short
First singular akó ko nakò*** ko*** akò akoa kanakò nakò
plural inclusive kitá ta natò ta atò atoa kanatò natò
plural exclusive kamí mi namò amò amoa kanamò namò
Second singular ikáw ka nimo mo imo imoha kanimo nimo
plural kamó mo ninyo inyo inyoha kaninyo ninyo
Third singular siyá niya iya iyaha kaniya niya
plural silá nila ila ilaha kanila nila
*Forms under this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences
**Forms under this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
***Ta is used over nako or ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.


Etymology 2

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /kiˈtaʔ/ [kɪˈt̪aʔ] IPA(key): /ˈkitaʔ/ [ˈki.t̪ɐʔ]

  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Verb

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kitâ/kità (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

  1. to see
    nakakita na ka sa pelikula? ― have you seen the movie?
  2. to find
    Synonyms: kaplag, hipalag
    nakit-an nako ang lapis ― I found the pencil
  3. to meet with
    Synonyms: abot, tabo, tungka, bagat, sugat
  4. to earn
    Synonyms: sapi, diya
Derived terms
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Noun

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kità (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

  1. money earned; earnings
Quotations
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:kita.

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kita. Cognate with Estonian kida, Karelian kita, Livonian ki’d, Ludian kida, Veps kida and Votic kita. Possibly further from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kata, in which cognates would include Eastern Khanty котәмнәӈ (kotəmnəṇ) and Northern Mansi холәӈка.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkitɑ/, [ˈk̟it̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -itɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ki‧ta

Noun

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kita

  1. mouth, especially a large, wide open mouth.
  2. throat, pharynx
  3. maw, the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.
  4. the empty gap between the jaws of a wrench, vise, etc.

Declension

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Inflection of kita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative kita kidat
genitive kidan kitojen
partitive kitaa kitoja
illative kitaan kitoihin
singular plural
nominative kita kidat
accusative nom. kita kidat
gen. kidan
genitive kidan kitojen
kitain rare
partitive kitaa kitoja
inessive kidassa kidoissa
elative kidasta kidoista
illative kitaan kitoihin
adessive kidalla kidoilla
ablative kidalta kidoilta
allative kidalle kidoille
essive kitana kitoina
translative kidaksi kidoiksi
abessive kidatta kidoitta
instructive — kidoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kitani kitani
accusative nom. kitani kitani
gen. kitani
genitive kitani kitojeni
kitaini rare
partitive kitaani kitojani
inessive kidassani kidoissani
elative kidastani kidoistani
illative kitaani kitoihini
adessive kidallani kidoillani
ablative kidaltani kidoiltani
allative kidalleni kidoilleni
essive kitanani kitoinani
translative kidakseni kidoikseni
abessive kidattani kidoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kitoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kitasi kitasi
accusative nom. kitasi kitasi
gen. kitasi
genitive kitasi kitojesi
kitaisi rare
partitive kitaasi kitojasi
inessive kidassasi kidoissasi
elative kidastasi kidoistasi
illative kitaasi kitoihisi
adessive kidallasi kidoillasi
ablative kidaltasi kidoiltasi
allative kidallesi kidoillesi
essive kitanasi kitoinasi
translative kidaksesi kidoiksesi
abessive kidattasi kidoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kitoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kitamme kitamme
accusative nom. kitamme kitamme
gen. kitamme
genitive kitamme kitojemme
kitaimme rare
partitive kitaamme kitojamme
inessive kidassamme kidoissamme
elative kidastamme kidoistamme
illative kitaamme kitoihimme
adessive kidallamme kidoillamme
ablative kidaltamme kidoiltamme
allative kidallemme kidoillemme
essive kitanamme kitoinamme
translative kidaksemme kidoiksemme
abessive kidattamme kidoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kitoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kitanne kitanne
accusative nom. kitanne kitanne
gen. kitanne
genitive kitanne kitojenne
kitainne rare
partitive kitaanne kitojanne
inessive kidassanne kidoissanne
elative kidastanne kidoistanne
illative kitaanne kitoihinne
adessive kidallanne kidoillanne
ablative kidaltanne kidoiltanne
allative kidallenne kidoillenne
essive kitananne kitoinanne
translative kidaksenne kidoiksenne
abessive kidattanne kidoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kitoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kitansa kitansa
accusative nom. kitansa kitansa
gen. kitansa
genitive kitansa kitojensa
kitainsa rare
partitive kitaansa kitojaan
kitojansa
inessive kidassaan
kidassansa 		kidoissaan
kidoissansa
elative kidastaan
kidastansa 		kidoistaan
kidoistansa
illative kitaansa kitoihinsa
adessive kidallaan
kidallansa 		kidoillaan
kidoillansa
ablative kidaltaan
kidaltansa 		kidoiltaan
kidoiltansa
allative kidalleen
kidallensa 		kidoilleen
kidoillensa
essive kitanaan
kitanansa 		kitoinaan
kitoinansa
translative kidakseen
kidaksensa 		kidoikseen
kidoiksensa
abessive kidattaan
kidattansa 		kidoittaan
kidoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kitoineen
kitoinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Hanunoo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *k-ita (“we (inclusive)”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kiˈta/ [kiˈta]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ki‧ta

Pronoun

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kitá (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜲᜦ)

  1. we; us (inclusive)
    Synonyms: (literary) kitam, (literary) ta

See also

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Hanunoo personal pronouns
Person Number Direct Indirect Oblique
First singular ako niko kangko, kang
plural inclusive kita nita kanta
plural exclusive kami nimi kanmi
Second singular kawo, ka nimo kanmo
plural kamo niyo kanyo
Third singular siya niya kanya
plural sida nida kanda

Further reading

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  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 149
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ita₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Higaonon

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Pronoun

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kita

  1. we

Hiligaynon

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

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kitá

  1. we (inclusive)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Verb

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kítà

  1. to see, behold

Iban

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kita

  1. you (plural)
    Dini kita?
    Where are you guys?

Ilocano

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Noun

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kíta (plural kitkita)

  1. kind; class; species
  2. look; shape; appearance
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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kíta (plural kitkita)

  1. salary; wages
    Synonym: sueldo
Declension
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Possessive forms of kita
Singular Plural/Distributive
1st singular kitak kitkitak
2nd singular kitam kitkitam
3rd singular kitana kitkitana
1st dual kitata kitkitata
1st plural exclusive kitami kitkitami
1st plural inclusive kitatayo kitkitatayo
2nd plural kitayo kitkitayo
3rd plural kitada kitkitada
Derived terms
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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay kita, from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kita

  1. First person plural inclusive (including you) personal pronoun: we, us, our
    Siapkan pakaian gantimu, karena kita akan pergi ke pantai.
    Get your change of clothes ready, because we are going to the beach.
    Pak guru baru kita sangat ramah.
    Our new teacher is very friendly.
    Di sini saja, biar dia tidak dapat kita.
    Just stay here, so he can't get us.
  2. (colloquial, nonstandard) First person singular exclusive (not including you) personal pronoun: we, us, our
    Kita nggak mau temenan sama kamu.
    We don't want to be friends with you.
    Tanya kita aja kalau kakak masih bingung cara mainnya.
    Ask us if you are still confused about how to play it.

See also

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  • kami (“we, us, our (exclusive)”)
Indonesian Personal Pronouns
singular plural
1st person exclusive aku,
saya1 		kami
inclusive - kita
2nd person kamu,
Anda2
kau3 kalian,
Anda sekalian2,
kamu sekalian5
3rd person dia,
ia3,
beliau4 		mereka
1Polite.
2Formal.
3Now mostly dialectal or literary.
4Honouring.

5Literary or poetic.
Notes:
This table only shows some personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language.
Not including the clitic pronouns.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Inonhan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

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kita

  1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

Japanese

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Romanization

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kita

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きた
  2. Rōmaji transcription of キタ

Javanese

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Etymology 1

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Pronoun

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kita

  1. we

Etymology 2

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Noun

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kita

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kitha.

Kituba

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Verb

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kita

  1. to descend, go down

Lindu

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Pronoun

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kita

  1. we (inclusive)

Lingala

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Verb

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-kita (infinitive kokita)

  1. to descend, go down

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kita (Jawi spelling کيت)

  1. we, us, our (inclusive of the person spoken to)
  2. I, me, my

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: kita
  • Manado Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)
  • North Moluccan Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)

See also

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  • kami (“exclusive of the person spoken to”)
Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard saya／ساي
aku／اکو, ku-／كو- (informal/towards God)
-ku／-كو (informal possessive)
hamba／همبا (dated) 		kami／کامي (exclusive)
kita orang／كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive)
kita／کيت (inclusive)
royal beta／بيتا
2nd person standard kamu／کامو
anda／اندا (formal)
engkau／اڠکاو, kau-／كاو- (informal/towards God)
awak／اوق (friendly/older towards younger)
-mu／-مو (possessive) 		awak semua／اوق سموا
kamu semua／كامو سموا
kalian／کالين (informal)
kau orang／كاو اورڠ (informal)
royal tuanku／توانكو
3rd person standard dia／دي
ia／اي
beliau／بلياو (honorific)
-nya／-ڽ (possessive) 		mereka／مريک
dia orang／دي اورڠ (informal)
royal baginda／بݢيندا

Anagrams

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ikat, tika

Manado Malay

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Etymology

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From North Moluccan Malay kita, from Malay kita, from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

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kita

  1. I, me, my.

Mansaka

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Pronoun

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kita

  1. we (inclusive)

Maranao

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Pronoun

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kita

  1. we (inclusive)

North Moluccan Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay kita (“we (inclusive)”), from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkita/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Pronoun

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kita

  1. First person singular personal pronoun: I, me, my
    Kita so biking nga pe kopi ni.
    I have made your coffe.
    Tadi ada orang mabo bage pa kita.
    There was a drunk person who hit me earlier.
    Dia ada simpang kita pe hape di depe tas.
    She is keeping my phone in her bag.

See also

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North Moluccan Malay Personal Pronouns
singular plural
1st person long kita,
saya 		torang
short ta tong
2nd person long ngana ngoni
ngo
short nga
3rd person long dia dorang
short de dong
Notes:
The short forms are mostly dependant.
See each entry for more information.

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Spanish quitar.

Verb

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kita

  1. to remove, to take away
  2. to subtract

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kita f (diminutive kitka)

  1. fluffy tail
  2. crest, brush, tuft

Declension

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Declension of kita
singular plural
nominative kita kity
genitive kity kit
dative kicie kitom
accusative kitę kity
instrumental kitą kitami
locative kicie kitach
vocative kito kity

Further reading

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  • kita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kita in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Ratagnon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

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kitá

  1. we (inclusive)

Sakizaya

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ki.ˈta/, [ki.ˈta]

Pronoun

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kita

  1. we (inclusive)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kîta/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Noun

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kȉta f (Cyrillic spelling ки̏та)

  1. bunch, bouquet
  2. (slang) penis
  3. (archaic) pretty girl
  4. (Kajkavian) branch (of a tree)

Declension

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Declension of kita
singular plural
nominative kȉta kite
genitive kite kȋtā
dative kiti kitama
accusative kitu kite
vocative kito kite
locative kiti kitama
instrumental kitom kitama

Slovene

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Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sl

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kíta f

  1. plait, braid
  2. tendon

Inflection

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 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. kíta
gen. sing. kíte
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		kíta kíti kíte
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		kíte kít kít
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		kíti kítama kítam
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		kíto kíti kíte
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		kíti kítah kítah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		kíto kítama kítami

Further reading

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  • “kita”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kita (ki-vi class, plural vita)

  1. (usually in the plural) a war, a battle

Verb

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-kita (infinitive kukita)

  1. to stand one's ground

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -kita
Positive present -nakita
Subjunctive -kite
Negative -kiti
Imperative singular kita
Infinitives
Positive kukita
Negative kutokita
Imperatives
Singular kita
Plural kiteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukita
Positive past positive subject concord + -likita
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukita
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakita)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakita/nakita tunakita
2nd person unakita mnakita
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakita wanakita
other classes positive subject concord + -nakita
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kiti)
Singular Plural
1st person sikiti hatukiti
2nd person hukiti hamkiti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakiti hawakiti
other classes negative subject concord + -kiti
Positive future positive subject concord + -takita
Negative future negative subject concord + -takita
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kite)
Singular Plural
1st person nikite tukite
2nd person ukite mkite
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akite wakite
other classes positive subject concord + -kite
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikite
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekita
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekita
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikita
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikita
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akita)
Singular Plural
1st person nakita twakita
2nd person wakita mwakita
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akita wakita
m-mi(III/IV) wakita yakita
ji-ma(V/VI) lakita yakita
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakita vyakita
n(IX/X) yakita zakita
u(XI) wakita see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakita
pa(XVI) pakita
mu(XVIII) mwakita
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekita
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakita
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakita
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikita
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokita
Consecutive kakita / positive subject concord + -kakita
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakite
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikita -tukita
2nd person -kukita -wakita/-kukiteni/-wakiteni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkita -wakita
m-mi(III/IV) -ukita -ikita
ji-ma(V/VI) -likita -yakita
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikita -vikita
n(IX/X) -ikita -zikita
u(XI) -ukita see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukita
pa(XVI) -pakita
mu(XVIII) -mukita
Reflexive -jikita
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kita- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kitaye -kitao
m-mi(III/IV) -kitao -kitayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kitalo -kitayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitacho -kitavyo
n(IX/X) -kitayo -kitazo
u(XI) -kitao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kitako
pa(XVI) -kitapo
mu(XVIII) -kitamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kita)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekita -okita
m-mi(III/IV) -okita -yokita
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokita -yokita
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokita -vyokita
n(IX/X) -yokita -zokita
u(XI) -okita see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokita
pa(XVI) -pokita
mu(XVIII) -mokita
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kitá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

  1. Replaces ko ka or ko ikaw (I or my and you). Used when speaking directly to the receiver of a verb.
    Mahal ko siya, mahal ko sila, mahal ko tayong lahat—at ikaw, mahal kita.
    I love him, I love them, I love all of us—and you, I love you.
    Anak kita.
    You are my child.
  2. (now dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque, uncommon in Bulacan) we; the two of us; you and I
    Synonyms: kata, tayong dalawa
    Magkaibigan kita.
    You and I are friends.

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Tagalog personal pronouns
Person Number Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa)
First singular ako ko akin
dual1 kita, kata nita, nata, ta kanita, kanata, ata
plural inclusive tayo natin atin
plural exclusive kami namin amin
First & Second singular kita2
Second singular ikaw, ka mo iyo
plural kayo, kamo ninyo, niyo inyo
Third singular siya niya kaniya
plural sila nila kanila
1 First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog.
2 Replaces ko ikaw.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Philippine *kitaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

  1. state or quality of being seen; visibility
  2. observation
    Synonym: pagkakita

Adjective

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kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

  1. seen; visible
    Synonyms: nakikita, litaw, nakalitaw, hayag, nakahayag, tanaw, natatanaw
    Kita ang bahay namin mula rito.
    Our house can be seen from here.
    (literally, “Our house is visible from here.”)
  2. obvious; easily seen or understood
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Spanish quitación (“rent; wages; salary”), from quita (“debt relief”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ) (business)

  1. earnings; income; salary; wage
    Synonyms: sahod, suweldo, salaryo
    pabago-bagong kita ― ever-changing income
  2. gain; profit; revenue
    Synonyms: tubo, ganansiya, pakinabang
Derived terms
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Adjective

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kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ) (business)

  1. earned; received (of salary or income)
    Synonym: pinagtrabahuhan
  2. gained; benefited (of business or interest money)

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Tausug

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

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kita

  1. we (inclusive)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita.

Verb

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kita (used in the form kimita)

  1. to see

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈki.ta]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *ki-ta. Cognates include Tongan kita and Samoan kita.

Pronoun

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kita

  1. I, me
Usage notes
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  • kita is commonly used in place of au to arouse the listener’s sympathy about some predicament that one is in.
See also
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Tokelauan personal pronouns
Independent
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) au, kita1 ki māua ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tāua ki tā ki tātou
2nd person koe koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lāua ki lā ki lātou
Agentive clitic
singular dual plural
1st person (excl.) kō ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tā ki tātou
2nd person kē koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lā ki lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.
Tokelauan possessive pronouns
Inalienable (O-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) o oku, o kita1 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person o ōu, o koe o koulua o koutou
3rd person o ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Alienable (A-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) a aku, a kita1 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person a āu, a koe a koulua a koutou
3rd person a ana a lāua a lā a lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns

Etymology 2

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Noun

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kita

  1. coconut palm with many coconuts

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 162

Yoruba

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Kítà é hùn

Etymology

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Probably from Edo ekita, see Igbo nkịta.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /kí.tà/

Noun

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kítà

  1. (Ikalẹ) dog
    Synonyms: ajá, olókílì
    Olú ó pa kítà ọdẹ. ― Olu killed the hunter's dog. (Ìkálẹ̀)

Zacatepec Chatino

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Noun

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kita

  1. dust
  2. herb
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