gadow

See also: gadów

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡadow]

Noun

gadow

1. genitive plural of gad

Yapese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʌˈðɔw/

Pronoun

gadow

1. First-person dual inclusive pronoun; we two, us (inclusive); you and I

See also

Yapese personal pronouns

		Singular	Dual	Plural
First*	inclusive		gadow	gadaed
	exclusive	gaeg	gamow	gamaed
Second		guur	gimeew	gimeed
Third		qiir	yow	yaed
Other expressions
Partitive**			bagyow	bagyaed
* The first person can be inclusive (I/we and you) or exclusive (I/we and not you). This differentiation is meaningful only in the dual and in the plural. ** Partitive pronouns are used in expressions such as one of them two (dual) or one of them (plural).

References

• Jensen, John Thayer (1977) Yapese Reference Grammar, Honolulu: The University press of Hawaii, pages 132-135