aoka

Ainu

Etymology

Contraction of aokay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [àòꜛká]

Pronoun

aoka (Kana spelling アオカ)

1. (Saru dialect) one, some people (impersonal plural pronoun)
2. (Saru dialect) (inclusive) we (first-person plural subject pronoun)
3. (Saru dialect) 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