# kita
## Aklanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

### Pronoun

kita
* we (inclusive)

## Amis
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

### Pronoun

kita
* we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

#### See also
## Betawi
### Alternative forms

* kitah (Bekasi dialect)
* kite (Tanah Abang dialect)
* kitè (Meester dialect)

### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita. Compare Tagalog kita.

### Pronunciation

* (literary) IPA: /kita/, [ki.ˈta]
** Audio:(file)
* (Bekasi) IPA: [ki.ˈtah]
** Rhymes: -ah
* (Meester) IPA: [ki.ˈtɛ]
** Audio:(file)
** Rhymes: -ɛ
* (Tanah Abang) IPA: [ki.ˈtɤː]
* Rhymes: -a
* Hyphenation: ki‧ta

### Pronoun

kita
* we
    Kita ni ari bakal pegi ke Bandung.We are going to Bandung today.
* our / ours
    Ada orang ngebètak bola kita.Someone seized (stole) our ball.
* (euphemistic) I
    Synonym: gua

#### Usage notes

Sometimes, instead of gua, someone may use kita for more politeness reason.

#### Synonyms

* ané
* gua

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kiˈta/ [kiˈta]
* Hyphenation: ki‧ta

### Pronoun

kitá (Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)
* we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)
    Luwas na kita.Let's (Let us) get out.
    Kita sana digdi an yaon.We're the only ones present.

#### Derived terms

* kita-kita

#### See also
## Cayubaba
### Noun

kita
* water
    kikita ― the water

### Further reading

* Mily Crevels, Hein van der Voort, The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area, in Pieter Muysken (editor), From Linguistic Areas to Areal Linguistics (2008), Studies in Language Companion Series, volume 90
* Harold Key, Morphology of Cayuvava (Mouton & Co., 1967), page 64

## Cebuano
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /kiˈta/ [kɪˈt̪a]
* Hyphenation: ki‧ta

#### Pronoun

kitá (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)
* (inclusive) we, us
    kita ra ― only us, just us
** (as the subject of a verb)
    nangadto ta niaging tuig ― we went last year
** (as the subject of a nominal predicate); we are
    anak ta sa Ginoo ― we are children of God
* (with verb root or in the infinitive) let us, let's
    adto ta / mangadto ta ― let's go

##### Usage notes

* Subject (direct) pronouns are most commonly placed after the verb, or the first noun of the nominal predicate that they modify. Pronouns in this position are almost always in their short form (in this case, ta); the full form (kita) may be used to make the sentence sound more formal, or it may be placed before the verb or noun which gives the same effect. See ako for examples.

#### See also

$^1$ Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences. $^2$ Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially. $^3$ Ta is used over nako or ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /kiˈtaʔ/ [kɪˈt̪aʔ] IPA: /ˈkitaʔ/ [ˈki.t̪ɐʔ]
* Hyphenation: ki‧ta

#### Verb

kitâ/kità (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)
* to see
    nakakita na ka sa pelikula? ― have you seen the movie?
* to find
    Synonyms: kaplag, hipalag
    nakit-an nako ang lapis ― I found the pencil
* to meet with
    Synonyms: abot, tabo, tungka, bagat, sugat
* to earn
    Synonyms: sapi, diya

##### Derived terms

* hangita
* hingita
* kinitaan
* kita mo
* kitakita
* magkita
* magpakita
* makakita
* makit-an
* makita
* mangita
* pakakita
* pakita
* palakita
* pangita
* pangitaon
* pinangita
* pinangitaan

#### Noun

kità (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)
* money earned; earnings

### Anagrams

* atik, kati, kiat

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kita. Cognate with Estonian kida, Karelian kita, Livonian ki’d, Ludian kida, Veps kida and Votic kita. Possibly further from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kata, in which cognates would include Eastern Khanty котәмнәӈ (kotəmnəṇ) and Northern Mansi холәӈка.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkitɑ/, [ˈk̟it̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -itɑ
* Hyphenation: ki‧ta

### Noun

kita
* mouth, especially a large, wide open mouth.
* throat, pharynx
* maw, the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.
* the empty gap between the jaws of a wrench, vise, etc.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kitani
kitani
accusative
nom.
kitani
kitani
gen.
kitani
genitive
kitani
kitojeni kitaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kitaani
kitojani
inessive
kidassani
kidoissani
elative
kidastani
kidoistani
illative
kitaani
kitoihini
adessive
kidallani
kidoillani
ablative
kidaltani
kidoiltani
allative
kidalleni
kidoilleni
essive
kitanani
kitoinani
translative
kidakseni
kidoikseni
abessive
kidattani
kidoittani
instructive
comitative
—kitoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kitasi
kitasi
accusative
nom.
kitasi
kitasi
gen.
kitasi
genitive
kitasi
kitojesi kitaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kitaasi
kitojasi
inessive
kidassasi
kidoissasi
elative
kidastasi
kidoistasi
illative
kitaasi
kitoihisi
adessive
kidallasi
kidoillasi
ablative
kidaltasi
kidoiltasi
allative
kidallesi
kidoillesi
essive
kitanasi
kitoinasi
translative
kidaksesi
kidoiksesi
abessive
kidattasi
kidoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kitoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kitamme
kitamme
accusative
nom.
kitamme
kitamme
gen.
kitamme
genitive
kitamme
kitojemme kitaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kitaamme
kitojamme
inessive
kidassamme
kidoissamme
elative
kidastamme
kidoistamme
illative
kitaamme
kitoihimme
adessive
kidallamme
kidoillamme
ablative
kidaltamme
kidoiltamme
allative
kidallemme
kidoillemme
essive
kitanamme
kitoinamme
translative
kidaksemme
kidoiksemme
abessive
kidattamme
kidoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kitoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kitanne
kitanne
accusative
nom.
kitanne
kitanne
gen.
kitanne
genitive
kitanne
kitojenne kitainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kitaanne
kitojanne
inessive
kidassanne
kidoissanne
elative
kidastanne
kidoistanne
illative
kitaanne
kitoihinne
adessive
kidallanne
kidoillanne
ablative
kidaltanne
kidoiltanne
allative
kidallenne
kidoillenne
essive
kitananne
kitoinanne
translative
kidaksenne
kidoiksenne
abessive
kidattanne
kidoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kitoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kitansa
kitansa
accusative
nom.
kitansa
kitansa
gen.
kitansa
genitive
kitansa
kitojensa kitainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kitaansa
kitojaan kitojansa
inessive
kidassaan kidassansa
kidoissaan kidoissansa
elative
kidastaan kidastansa
kidoistaan kidoistansa
illative
kitaansa
kitoihinsa
adessive
kidallaan kidallansa
kidoillaan kidoillansa
ablative
kidaltaan kidaltansa
kidoiltaan kidoiltansa
allative
kidalleen kidallensa
kidoilleen kidoillensa
essive
kitanaan kitanansa
kitoinaan kitoinansa
translative
kidakseen kidaksensa
kidoikseen kidoiksensa
abessive
kidattaan kidattansa
kidoittaan kidoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kitoineen kitoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kidus
* kieli-kitahermo
* kissankita
* kita-aukko
* kitahalkio
* kitakaari
* kitakieleke
* kitakulma
* kitalaki
* kitaluu
* kitapurje
* kitapuu
* kitarisa
* kitasampi
* kitasola
* leijonankita
* moolokinkita

### Further reading

* “kita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* Kati, akti, kait, kati

## Hanunoo
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *k-ita (“we (inclusive)”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kiˈta/ [kiˈta]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: ki‧ta

### Pronoun

kitá (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜲᜦ)
* we; us (inclusive)
    Synonyms: (literary) kitam, (literary) ta

#### See also

| Person | Number | Direct | Indirect | Oblique |
| First | singular | ako | niko | kangko, kang |
| First | plural inclusive | kita | nita | kanta |
| First | plural exclusive | kami | nimi | kanmi |
| Second | singular | kawo, ka | nimo | kanmo |
| Second | plural | kamo | niyo | kanyo |
| Third | singular | siya | niya | kanya |
| Third | plural | sida | nida | kanda |

### Further reading

* Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 149
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ita₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Higaonon
### Pronoun

kita
* we

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

#### Pronoun

kitá
* we (inclusive)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

#### Verb

kítà
* to see, behold

### See also
## Iban
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kitaʔ/

### Pronoun

kita
* you (plural)
    Dini kita?Where are you guys?

## Ilocano
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

#### Noun

kíta (plural kitkita)
* kind; class; species
* look; shape; appearance

##### Derived terms

* agkita
* agpakita
* ipakita
* kitaen
* kumita
* makita
* pagkita
* pakakitaan
* pakakitkitaan

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

kíta (plural kitkita)
* salary; wages
    Synonym: sueldo

##### Derived terms

* kitaen
* kumita
* kumitaan

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay kita, from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkita/ [ˈki.t̪a]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ita
* Syllabification: ki‧ta

### Pronoun

kita
* first person plural inclusive (including you) pronoun: we, us, our
    Siapkan pakaian gantimu, karena kita akan pergi ke pantai.Get your change of clothes ready, because we are going to the beach.
    Pak guru baru kita sangat ramah.Our new teacher is very friendly.
    Di sini saja, biar dia tidak dapat kita.Just stay here, so he can't get us.
* (colloquial, nonstandard) first person singular exclusive (not including you) pronoun: we, us, our
    Kita nggak mau temenan sama kamu.We don't want to be friends with you.
    Tanya kita aja kalau kakak masih bingung cara mainnya.Ask us if you are still confused about how to play it.

### See also

* kami (“we, us, our (exclusive)”)
* This table only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language.
* The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
* The enclitics are only used obliquely (object or possessor), while the proclitic is only used as a subject.

### Further reading

* “kita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

### Anagrams

* ikat, tika

## Inonhan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

### Pronoun

kita
* we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

## Japanese
### Romanization

kita
* Rōmaji transcription of きた
* Rōmaji transcription of キタ

## Javanese
### Romanization

kita
* Romanization of ꦏꦶꦠ
* Nonstandard spelling of kitha. Romanization of ꦏꦶꦛ

## Kituba
### Verb

kita
* to descend, go down

## Lindu
### Pronoun

kita
* we (inclusive)

## Lingala
### Verb

-kita (infinitive kokita)
* to descend, go down

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [ki.tə]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
** Rhymes: -tə, -ə
* (Baku) IPA: [ki.ta]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
** Rhymes: -ta, -a
* Hyphenation: ki‧ta

### Pronoun

kita (Jawi spelling کيت)
* we, us (inclusive of the person spoken to)
    Antonym: kami
* (informal) we, us (exclusive of the person spoken to)
    Synonyms: kita orang, kami
* (informal) I, me
    Synonyms: saya, aku
* (archaic) you
* (Brunei, humble) you (singular)

#### Derived terms

* kekitaan

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: kita
* Manado Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)
* North Moluccan Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)

### Further reading

* “kita” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

### Anagrams

ikat, tika

## Manado Malay
### Etymology

From North Moluccan Malay kita, from Malay kita, from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

### Pronoun

kita
* I, me, my.

## Mansaka
### Pronoun

kita
* we (inclusive)

## Maranao
### Pronoun

kita
* we (inclusive)

## Mongondow
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kita/

### Pronoun

kita
* we (first person plural inclusive nominative pronoun; including you)

### See also

* kami (“we (exclusive)”)

## North Moluccan Malay
### Alternative forms

* ta

### Etymology

From Malay kita (“we (inclusive)”), from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkita/
* Hyphenation: ki‧ta

### Pronoun

kita
* (casual) First person singular pronoun: I, me, my
    Kita mo pi batobo di pante.I want to go swimming at the beach.
    De kase kita doi.He gave me money.

### See also

$^1$ Polite.
* The short forms are mostly dependent.
* The second person pronouns are usually avoided when talking to someone of higher status or older.
See each entry for more information.

## Old Sundanese
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita (“we, us, our”).

### Pronoun

kita
* you (singular)
    Naha kita pulang deui?Why are you going back
    Téhér bawa ku kita!Bring it back immediately!
* we, us (inclusive of the person spoken to)
** 1518, Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian:Ini tri-tangtu di bumi. Bayu kita pina/h/ka prebu, sabda kita pina/h/ka rama. h(e)dap kita pina/h/ka resi.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Spanish quitar.

### Verb

kita
* to remove, to take away
* to subtract

## Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈki.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ita
* Syllabification: ki‧ta
* Homophone: Kita

### Noun

kita f (diminutive kitka)
* fluffy tail
* crest, brush, tuft

#### Declension
### Further reading

* kita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kita in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Ratagnon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

### Pronoun

kitá
* we (inclusive)

## Sakizaya
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ki.ˈta/, [ki.ˈta]

### Pronoun

kita
* we (inclusive)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kîta/
* This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.
* Hyphenation: ki‧ta

### Noun

kȉta f (Cyrillic spelling ки̏та)
* bunch, bouquet
* (slang) penis
* (archaic) pretty girl
* (Kajkavian) branch (of a tree)

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kìːta/

### Noun

kíta f
* plait, braid
* tendon

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “kita”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Sora
### Alternative forms

* kina
* kida
* -kid- , -kil-, -kit- (noun incorporation forms)

### Etymology

From Proto-Munda *kᵊla (“tiger”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *kla(ː)ʔ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kita/

### Noun

kita
* tiger

## Swahili
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

kita class VII (plural vita class VIII)
* (usually in the plural) a war, a battle

### Verb

-kita (infinitive kukita)
* to stand one's ground

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -kita :
| Positive present | -nakita |
| Subjunctive | -kite |
| Negative | -kiti |
| Imperative singular | kita |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kukita |
| Negative | kutokita |
Imperatives :
| Singular | kita |
| Plural | kiteni |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | hukita |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -likita |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kukita |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -takita |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -takita |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -sikite |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngekita |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singekita |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalikita |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalikita |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -mekita |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshakita |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jakita |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kikita |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipokita |
| Consecutive | kakita / positive subject concord + -kakita |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kakite |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kiˈta/ [kɪˈt̪a]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: ki‧ta

#### Pronoun

kitá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)
* Replaces ko ka or ko ikaw (I or my and you). Used when speaking directly to the receiver of a verb.
    Mahal ko siya, mahal ko sila, mahal ko tayong lahat—at ikaw, mahal kita.I love him, I love them, I love all of us—and you, I love you.
    Anak kita.You are my child.
* (now dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque, uncommon in Bulacan) we; the two of us; you and I
    Synonyms: kata, tayong dalawa
    Magkaibigan kita.You and I are friends.

#### See also

| Person | Number | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) |
| First | singular | ako | ko | akin |
| First | dual$^1$ | kita, kata | nita, nata, ta | kanita, kanata, ata |
| First | plural inclusive | tayo | natin | atin |
| First | plural exclusive | kami | namin | amin |
| First & Second | singular | kita$^2$ | kita$^2$ | |
| Second | singular | ikaw, ka | mo | iyo |
| Second | plural | kayo, kamo | ninyo, niyo | inyo |
| Third | singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
| Third | plural | sila | nila | kanila |
| $^1$ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. $^2$ Replaces ko ikaw. |||||
* mahal kita
* gusto kita

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *kitaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈkita/ [ˈkiː.t̪ɐ]
*** Rhymes: -ita
** IPA: /ˈkitaʔ/ [ˈkiː.t̪ɐʔ]
*** Audio:(file)
*** Rhymes: -itaʔ
* Syllabification: ki‧ta

#### Noun

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)
* state or quality of being seen; visibility
* observation
    Synonym: pagkakita

#### Adjective

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)
* seen; visible
    Synonyms: nakikita, litaw, nakalitaw, hayag, nakahayag, tanaw, natatanaw
    Kita ang bahay namin mula rito.Our house can be seen from here.(literally, “Our house is visible from here.”)
* obvious; easily seen or understood

##### Derived terms

* ipakita
* kini-kinita
* kinikita
* kitain
* kitakits
* kitang-kita
* kumita
* magkita
* magpakita
* magpangita
* makakita
* makini-kinita
* makipagkita
* makita
* mapakita
* pagkakita
* pagkikita
* pagpapakita
* pakikipagkita
* pakita
* pakitaan
* pakitang-gilas
* pakitang-tao
* pangita
* pangitain

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish quitación (“rent; wages; salary”), from quita (“debt relief”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈkita/ [ˈkiː.t̪ɐ]
*** Rhymes: -ita
** IPA: /ˈkitaʔ/ [ˈkiː.t̪ɐʔ]
*** Audio:(file)
*** Rhymes: -itaʔ
* Syllabification: ki‧ta

#### Noun

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ) (business)
* earnings; income; salary; wage
    Synonyms: sahod, suweldo, salaryo
    pabago-bagong kita ― ever-changing income
* gain; profit; revenue
    Synonyms: tubo, ganansiya, pakinabang

##### Derived terms

* atik
* kinikita
* kitain
* kumita
* pagkakitaan
* walang-kita

#### Adjective

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ) (business)
* earned; received (of salary or income)
    Synonym: pinagtrabahuhan
* gained; benefited (of business or interest money)

### Further reading

* “kita”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “kita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* kati, atik, itak, tika, akit, kait

## Tausug
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita.

#### Pronoun

kita
* we (inclusive)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita.

#### Verb

kita (used in the form kimita)
* to see

## Tokelauan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈki.ta]
* Hyphenation: ki‧ta

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ki-ta. Cognates include Tongan kita and Samoan kita.

#### Pronoun

kita
* I, me

##### Usage notes

* kita is commonly used in place of au to arouse the listener’s sympathy about some predicament that one is in.

##### See also

$^{1)}$ Sympathetic Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.
$^{1)}$ Sympathetic Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

kita
* coconut palm with many coconuts

### References

* R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 162

## Yoruba
### Etymology

Probably from Edo ekita, see Igbo nkịta.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /kí.tà/

### Noun

kítà
* (Ikalẹ) dog
    Synonyms: ajá, olókílì
    Olú ó pa kítà ọdẹ. ― Olu killed the hunter's dog. (Ìkálẹ̀)

## Zacatepec Chatino
### Noun

kita
* dust
* herb