акан

Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *akun, compare Evenki акин (akin), Nanai ага (aga).

Noun

акан (akan)

  1. elder brother

Nivkh

Etymology

From Tungusic. Related to Even акан (akan), Evenki акин (akin), Nanai ага (aga). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akan/

Noun

акан (akan)

  1. (South Sakhalin) elder brother

Synonyms

Nivkh dialectal forms of ыкын (əkən, “elder brother”)
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GroupLocationWords
Southern SakhalinPoronaysk
Eastern SakhalinChaivoньаки (ņaki) (ɲaki)
Nyivoаки (aki) (aki)
Nogliki
Chir-unvdньаки (ņaki) (ɲaki), аки (aki) (aki)
Northern SakhalinKuegdaыкыыкын (əkəəkən) (ɯkɯɯkɯn)
Ten’giньыкын (ņəkən) (ɲɯkɯn), ыкын (əkən) (ɯkɯn), ыкын (əkən) (ɨkɨn)
Tykыкын (əkən) (ɯkɯn)
Trambausтувӈ (tuvŋ) (tuvŋ), акан (akan) (akan)
AmurMen’shikovaыкын (əkən) (ɨkɨn)
Machlavoыкын (əkən) (ɨkɨn)
Chomiыкын (əkən) (ɨkɨn)
Kol’-Nikol’skыкын (əkən) (ɨkɨn)
Novo-Troitskoeыкын (əkən) (ɨkɨn)
This table shows various dialectal forms in the Nivkh language. The classification is based on major dialectal groups.

References

  • 丹菊逸治 (Itsuji Tangiku) (2014) ニヴフ語サハリン方言語彙集 (“Sakhalin Nivkh word list”)‎[1] (in Japanese), Sapporo: 北海道大学アイヌ・先住民研究センター (“Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies, Hokkaido University”)


Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈkan]

Noun

ака́н • (akán) m inan (genitive ака́на, uncountable, relational adjective ака́нский)

  1. Akan (Niger-Congo language)

Declension

Declension of ака́н (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative ака́н
akán
genitive ака́на
akána
dative ака́ну
akánu
accusative ака́н
akán
instrumental ака́ном
akánom
prepositional ака́не
akáne
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