egu
Example from Scripture
Bena Kain ese Iehova e hamaoroa, eto, Egu dika davana na metau herea; egu haheauka basine heḡereḡere.
Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
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1 commentFirst person singular possessive pronoun. Precedes nouns: "egu Dirava" (my God, 94×), "egu bese" (my people, 111×), "egu hesiai" (my servant, 95×), "egu hereva" (my word, 92×), "egu lalokau" (my beloved, 80×), "egu taravatu" (my law, 74×), "egu ruma" (my house, 47×). Part of possessive paradigm: egu (my), emu (your-sg), ena (his/her), emai (our), emui (your-pl), edia (their). Common in divine speech where God refers to "egu bese Israel" (my people Israel).
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