kami / tayo

In a simple affirmative predicate-first clause, the short subject pronoun follows the predicate. Compare Nagaramidkami ti makan, “We prepared food, excluding you,” with Nagaramidtayo ti makan, “We prepared food, including you.” The verb and its completed aspect stay unchanged; only group membership changes.

These are dependent subject forms. For an independent answer or a highlighted participant, the corresponding forms are dakami and datayo. With an actor-focus verb, the short form identifies the actor who is the clause's subject. A descriptive predicate can also take these pronouns.

In the writing example, inclusive tayo identifies the speaker and addressee as participants in a future action. The reference also distinguishes a dual “we two”; the assigned pair is therefore not the entire first-person paradigm. For possessors, exclusive “our” uses mi, while inclusive “our” uses tayo.