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mātou

personal pronoun

LanguageTuvalu

Meaning
  1. exclusive we; first person plural pronoun
  2. we
  3. This is a pronoun used for a group of three or more people, excluding the person being spoken to. It is the exclusive first person plural pronoun.
Examples

E o atu mātou ki te koga tafaoga.

We are going to the playground.

Part of speechpersonal pronoun

Usage noteThe person you are talking to is not included in this group.

Status: Adapted from Wikidata lexemes — awaiting native speaker review

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mātou in other languages

Source: Wikidata lexemes — Wave 3 (CC0-1.0), adapted.