Pronouns

Pronouns

There are two types of regular pronouns in the Chamorro language that are demonstrated as follows in the 1st person and plural forms:

hita - we as in 'you and I' (inclusive)
hame - we as in 'they and I' or 'he and she,' discounting the 2nd person (exclusive)

Personal Pronouns

There are two types of personal pronouns in the Chamorro language which consist of either long or short versions:

Long Form****Short Form***English Equivalent
Guahu................yu......................I
Hagu...................hao....................you
Guiya..................gue....................he/she
Hita.....................hit......................we (inclusive)
Hame..................ham...................we (exclusive)
Hamyo................hamyo...............you (plural)
Siha.....................siha....................they

Possessive Pronouns

Personal pronouns in the Chamorro language are used in a suffix form and are divided into the three following groups:

People

hu/ku.........my
mu..............your
ña................his/hers/its
ta.................our (inclusive)
mame..........our (exclusive)
miyu............your (plural)
ñiha..............their

Animals

gahu.............my
gamu............your
gaña..............his/hers/its
gata...............our (inclusive)
gamame........our (exclusive)
gamiyu..........your (plural)
gañiha............their

Inanimate Objects

iyoku..............my
iyomu.............your
iyoña...............his/hers/its
iyota................our (inclusive)
iyonmame......our (exclusive)
iyonmiyu........your (plural)
iyonñiha..........their