iv'ənah

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Big Nambas[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *panako. Blust describes reconstruction of the earlier form of the word as "exceptionally complicated", but suggests an original Proto-Austronesian *Cakaw. Cognate with Maori whānako/whēnako and Fijian butako.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /iβ̺ənaɣ/, [iβ̺ənɑx]

Verb[edit]

iv'ənah

  1. he/she/it steals

References[edit]

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