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]
Verb[edit]
iv'ənah
- he/she/it steals
References[edit]
- Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox