nako
Ama
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnakɒ/
Noun
nako
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈnakoʔ/ [ˈn̪a.koʔ]
- Hyphenation: na‧ko
Etymology 1
From Proto-Austronesian *ni (“marker of possession”) + *akən (“1sg oblique”). Cognate with Hiligaynon nakon.
Pronoun
nakò (Badlit spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)
- 1st person postposed indirect-marked pronoun
Usage notes
- When the subject of the verb is a second-person singular pronoun, ta replaces .
- gipalitan ta ka (tika) og mansanas ― I bought you an apple
- gihigugma ta mo ― I love you all
Etymology 2
Clipping of kanako.
Pronoun
nakò (Badlit spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)
- short form of kanako (“1st person sing. oblique”)
- Synonyms: (colloquial) sa ako, sa akoa
See also
direct | indirect (postposed) | indirect (preposed) | oblique | |||||||
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Length: | full | short1 | full | short2 | base | suffixed -a | full | short | ||
singular | first person | akó | ko | nakò3 | ko3 | akò | akoa | kanakò | nakò | |
second person | ikáw | ka | nimo | mo | imo | imoha | kanimo | nimo | ||
third person | siyá | niya | iya | iyaha | kaniya | niya | ||||
plural | first person |
inclusive | kitá | ta | natò | ta | atò | atoa | kanatò | natò |
exclusive | kamí | mi | namò | amò | amoa | kanamò | namò | |||
second person | kamó | mo | ninyo | inyo | inyoha | kaninyo | ninyo | |||
third person | silá | nila | ila | ilaha | kanila | nila |
1 Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
2 Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
3 Ta is used over nako or ko where the focus is a second-person singular pronoun.
Loloda
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-North Halmahera (likely of the form *nako); compare Galela nako, Sahu nana'o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.ko/
Verb
nako
- (transitive) to know
References
- M. J. van Baarda (1904) Het Lòda'sch, in vergelijking met het Galėla'sch dialect op Halmaheira
Northern Sotho
Noun
nako
Rapa Nui
Noun
nako
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /naˈko/ [n̪ɐˈxo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: na‧ko
Interjection
nakó (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜓ)
- alternative form of naku