ciokay

Ainu

Alternative forms

(Saru dialect) coka

Etymology

From ci (“1st-person plural prefix”) +‎ oka (“are”) +‎ i (“nominalising suffix”), literally “those which are us”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕìꜛó̞káj]

Pronoun

ciokay (Kana spelling チオカィ)

(exclusive) we (first-person plural subject pronoun)

See also

Ainu personal pronouns

person	isolated form	affix form
person	isolated form	nominative	objective
first	singular	kuani, kani¹	ku=, k=¹ (before vowels)	en=
	exclusive plural	ciokay, coka¹, ciutari	ci=, c=¹ =as	un=
	inclusive plural	anokay, aoka¹, anutari	a=, =an	i=
second	singular	eani	e=
	plural	eciokay, ecioka¹, eciutari	eci=
	singular (polite)	anokay, aoka¹	a=, =an	i=
	plural (polite)	anokay, aoka¹, anutari	a=, =an	i=
third	singular	sinuma, anihi	∅=
third	plural	okay, oka¹	∅=
indefinite	singular	asinuma	a=, =an	i=
indefinite	plural	anokay, aoka¹, anutari	a=, =an	i=
1. Saru dialect

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