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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/aken

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aken/

Adverb

*aken

on, upon;
applicative marker

Descendants

Celebic
- Wotu–Wolio
  - Wolio–Kamaru
    - Wolio: -aka
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- Proto-Batak:
  - Karo Batak: -ken
  - Toba Batak: -hon
Old Javanese: akĕn (“like, by way of”)
- Javanese: -aken
Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi:
- Malayo-Sumbawan
  - Malayo-Chamic
    - Proto-Malayic:
      - Malay: akan
        Indonesian: akan

Further reading

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aken

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