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| ten || ''[[Contionary:tumi|tumi]]'' || ʔɤmi̩ || From Hawaiian ''‘umi''. | | ten || ''[[Contionary:tumi|tumi]]'' || ʔɤmi̩ || From Hawaiian ''‘umi''. | ||
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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
====Collective nouns==== | ====Collective nouns==== | ||
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| ''òpan''<br>"tree" || ''okámwe''<br>"grove" || ''sikiwa''<br>"forest" | | ''òpan''<br>"tree" || ''okámwe''<br>"grove" || ''sikiwa''<br>"forest" | ||
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==Personal pronouns== | |||
Kaikiwan has five personal pronouns, divided into two categories: inclusive and exclusive. | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! !! Inclusive !! Exclusive | |||
|- | |||
! 1 | |||
|- | |||
! 2 | |||
|- | |||
! 3 | |||
|} | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
Kaikiwan uses an OVS constituent order. In imperative phrases, OSV is used instead. | Kaikiwan uses an OVS constituent order. In imperative phrases, OSV is used instead. | ||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||