anokay

Ainu

Alternative forms

• (Saru dialect) aoka
• aokay

Etymology

From a= (“impersonal prefix”) +‎ oka (“is”) +‎ -i (“nominalising suffix”), literally “those which are (someone)”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.no.káj/, [ʔa.no.káj]

Pronoun

anokay (Kana spelling アノカィ)

1. one, some people (impersonal plural pronoun)
2. (inclusive) we (first-person plural subject pronoun)
3. you (polite, both singular and plural)

See also

Ainu personal pronouns

person	isolated form	affix 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
third	singular	sinuma, anihi	∅=
plural	okay, oka1
indefinite	singular	asinuma	a=, =an	i=
plural	anokay, aoka1, anutari

1. Saru dialect