kami

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kami"

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English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

kami

Wikipedia

A painting depicting Amaterasu, an important female kami in the Shinto religion.

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 神 (kami, “god, spirit, deity”).

Noun

kami (plural kamis or kami)

(religion, Shinto) An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.
(philosophy) The metaphysical causal generator of motion, life, or divinish aura.

Translations

a god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan

Japanese: 神 (ja) (kami)

Etymology 2

English Wikipedia has an article on:

origami paper

Wikipedia

Two sheets of kami for origami, and a traditional origami crane.

Borrowed from Japanese 紙 (kami, “paper”).

Noun

kami (plural kami)

(papercraft) A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side.

Translations

origami paper

Japanese: 紙 (ja) (kami)

Anagrams

Mika, maki

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kami

we (exclusive)

Alangan

Pronoun

kamí

we (exclusive of the person spoken to)

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kami. Compare Malay kami (“we”).

Pronoun

kami

we (exclusive of the person spoken to)

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈmi/ [kaˈmi]
Hyphenation: ka‧mi

Pronoun

kamí (Basahan spelling ᜃᜋᜒ)

we (exclusive of the person spoken to)
Nagtatrabaho kami sa sarong kompanya. Ika?
We work at a company. You?

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧mi
IPA^(key): /kaˈmi/ [kɐˈmi]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kamí (Badlit spelling ᜃᜋᜒ)

we; us (1st person plural exclusive absolutive form)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Giangan kami.

Noun

kamí (Badlit spelling ᜃᜋᜒ)

(Davao) Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni)

French

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Noun

kami m (plural kami)

kami (spirit)

Hanunoo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *k-ami (“we (exclusive)”, 1pl. excl. nominative pronoun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈmi/ [kɐˈmi]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: ka‧mi

Pronoun

kamí (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜫᜲ)

we; us (exclusive)

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧mi
IPA^(key): /kaˈmi/ [kaˈmi]

Pronoun

kamí

we (exclusive)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.mi/

Pronoun

kami

we (exclusive)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kami, from Proto-Malayic *kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkami/ [ˈka.mi]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ami
Syllabification: ka‧mi

Pronoun

kami

First person plural exclusive (not including you) pronoun: we, us, our
Kami akan mengajarkan adik-adik tentang kebersihan.
We will teach you about hygiene.

Terima kasih telah membantu kami!
Thank you for helping us!

Ini tugas kami, bu.
This is our assignment, miss.
editorial we; first person plural pronoun, which refers to institution the speaker/writer is acting for: we, us, our

Derived terms

kekamian

Inonhan

Etymology

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

Pronoun

kami

we; us (exclusive of the person spoken to)

Japanese

Romanization

kami

Rōmaji transcription of かみ

Javanese

Romanization

kami

Romanization of ꦏꦩꦶ.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kami/
Rhymes: -ami
Audio (Malaysia): (file)

Pronoun

kami (Jawi spelling کامي)

we, us, our (exclusive of the person spoken to)
I, me, my

Synonyms

kita orang (colloquial)

Descendants

Indonesian: kami

Mansaka

Pronoun

kami

we (exclusive)

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kami

we (exclusive)

Musi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kami/

Pronoun

kami

we (exclusive); I and other(s) but not those I am addressing
we: the speaker/writer alone. (This use of we is the editorial we, used by writers and others, including royalty—the royal we—as a less personal substitute for I. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)
us (exclusive); me and other(s) but not those I am addressing
our (exclusive); my and of other(s) but not of those I am addressing
ours

Related terms

kitéq

Old Sundanese

Etymology

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

Pronoun

kami

I, me (1st person singular pronoun)
- c. 16th century, Carita Parahiyangan:
  Ujar sang apatih, "Kami pun dititahan Rahiyangtang Sanjaya. Disuruh ngadugaan ka dinih. Saha nu diwastu dijieun ratu?"
  The patih replied: "I was ordered by Rahiang Sanjaya to investigate here. Who is the person who was appointed and declared as the king?"
we (1st person plural exclusive pronoun)

Descendants

> Sundanese: kami (inherited)

Ratagnon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kamí

we (exclusive of the person spoken to)

Sakizaya

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ˈmi/, [ka.ˈmi]

Pronoun

kami

we (exclusive)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamy, preserving the reflex of word-final */y/, which was lost in standard words kȃm and kȁmēn.

Noun

kami m (Cyrillic spelling ками)

(regional, obsolete) stone

References

Skok, Petar (1972) “kami”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (K – poni¹), Zagreb: JAZU, page 26

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Sundanese kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kami (Sundanese script ᮊᮙᮤ)

(dialectal, Banten, Brebes) I; me
Synonym: aing

Coordinate terms: abdi, kuring, urang, aing, kami, kula, kaula, sim kuring

Tagalog

Alternative forms

cami — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
kmi — Internet and text messaging slang

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈmi/ [kɐˈmi], (colloquial) /kaˈme/ [kɐˈmɛ]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: ka‧mi

Pronoun

kamí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜒ)

we; us (exclusive of the person spoken to)
Nagtatrabaho kami sa isang kumpanya. Ikaw?
We work at a company. You?

Derived terms

kami-kami

Anagrams

maki-, kima

Tausug

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

(Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /kami/ [k̠ɑˈmi]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: ka‧mi

Pronoun

kami (Sulat Sūg spelling كَمِ)

we (exclusive)

West Albay Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kamí

we (exclusive of the person spoken to)

Yogad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kami

we (exclusive of the person spoken to)

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

Person	Number	Absolute (ang)		Ergative (sa)		Oblique (sa)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short	Oblique (sa)
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
Second	plural	kamo		nindo		saindo, kaninyo, sainyo
Third	singular	siya, iya		niya		saiya, kaniya
Third	plural	sinda		ninda		sainda, kanila

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
Second	plural	kamó	mo	ninyo		inyo	inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
Third	singular	siyá		niya		iya	iyaha	kaniya	niya
Third	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.

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
Second	plural	kamo	niyo	kanyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kanya
Third	plural	sida	nida	kanda

		singular	plural
1st person	exclusive	aku, saya¹	kami
1st person	inclusive	-	kita
2nd person		kamu, Anda²
2nd person		kau³	kalian, Anda sekalian², kamu sekalian⁵
3rd person		dia, ia³, beliau⁴	mereka
Reflexive		diri
Emphatic		sendiri
¹Polite. ²Formal. ³Now mostly dialectal or literary. ⁴Honorific. ⁵Literary or poetic. Notes: This table only shows some personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language. The second person pronouns is avoided when speaking politely in casual contexts, especially to someone of higher status or older. Not including the clitic pronouns. See Appendix:Indonesian personal pronouns for more information.

Malay personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1^st 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)
1^st person	royal	beta／بيتا
2^nd person	standard	kamu／کامو anda／اندا (formal)
	standard	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
3^rd person	standard	dia／دي ia／اي beliau／بلياو (honorific) -nya／-ڽ (possessive)	mereka／مريک dia orang／دي اورڠ (informal)
3^rd person	royal	baginda／بݢيندا	mereka／مريک dia orang／دي اورڠ (informal)

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
Second	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
Third	plural	sila	nila	kanila
¹ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. ² Replaces ko ikaw.

kami

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

Translations

Anagrams

Aklanon

Etymology

Pronoun

Alangan

Pronoun

Amis

Etymology

Pronoun

See also

Bikol Central

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

See also

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Pronoun

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

French

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Hanunoo

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

See also

Further reading

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Iban

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Inonhan

Etymology

Pronoun

Japanese

Romanization

Javanese

Romanization

Malay

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Synonyms

Descendants

See also

Further reading

Mansaka

Pronoun

Maranao

Etymology

Pronoun

Musi

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Related terms

Old Sundanese