Hawaiian Pronoun · Everyday
ʻO mākou
Pronunciation: /OH MAH-koh-oo/
Meaning
We (three or more, exclusive). A personal pronoun.
Example sentences
ʻO mākou ka ʻohana e hele nei i ka Hale Kūʻonoʻono.
We (exclusive) are the family going to the museum.
Mai kēia manawa aku, ʻo mākou ka luna o kēia papahana.
From this time forward, we (exclusive) are the leaders of this project.
ʻO mākou nō ka poʻe mālama i kuʻu ʻāina.
We (exclusive) are indeed the ones who care for my land.
About this word
“ʻO mākou” is a Hawaiian pronoun meaning We (three or more, exclusive). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.