Protoform: KITA.1 [EO] First person singular pronoun (independent, affectively marked form)
| Description: | First person singular pronoun (independent, affectively marked form) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EO: Eastern Oceanic |
| Notes: | *3 PEO *kinta "first person inclusive marker" (Bgs.1965). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kita | Pronom personnel 1sg Incl: "moi en personne" (s'emploie dans le langage familier et marque une implication affective du locuteur) . Independent and subject clitic | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kita | Je, moi (forme humble) | (Rch) |
| Niuafoʔou | Kita | First person singular inclusive prounoun: "each of us", or humble and polite form . Independent and subject clitic | (Tmo) |
| Niuafoʔou | Kita | 1st person singular pronoun determiner, inclusive | (Tmo) |
| Niue | (Ti)kita | Pronoun, first person singular (rarely used) emphatic, boastful or informal variant of au. Problematic | (Sph) |
| Rotuman | ʔIta | One, oneself (1st personal singular cardinal pronoun) Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | ʔIta | Pronoun, first person singular (denotes self-abasement on the part of the speaker, together with an appeal for sympathy or pity) | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Kita | I, abstract, reflective first person singular pronoun | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kita | First person singular pronoun. Special form which conveys an appeal for sympathy or pity . Independent and subject clitic | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kita | Pronoun, first person singular: indefinite 'one' -- I, or you, or anyone else; 'I' or 'me' in the language of politeness or humility | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Gita | The pronoun, I (used to answer to a question, or after a verb) | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Kita | I (depreciatory); indefinite personal pronoun 'one' | (Rby) |
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